The Element of Inclusion

The Benchmarking Mistake That’s Holding Back Your Inclusion Work

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You’re the average of the five people you compare yourself to.

Did it ever occur to you that you’re comparing yourself to the wrong people?

Key Topics Covered in This Episode:

  1. Why starting with borrowed benchmarks sets you up to fail.
  2. How to tell if a benchmark is applicable to your setting.
  3. How to choose benchmarks that inform decisions.

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    Key Takeaways from This Episode:

    1. Bad Benchmarks Start With Bad Comparisons
      • “A benchmark that reflects their priorities won’t help you track your progress.”
      • Insight is more valuable than performance scores.
        • “What would we do differently if this number changed?”
        • Benchmarks must help you steer, not just score.
          • “If it doesn’t help you decide what to do next, it’s not useful.”

            • Check out these resources:

            • Progress You Can Prove – The new programme mentioned in the episode

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              The Element of InclusionBy Dr Jonathan Ashong-Lamptey Diversity & Inclusion I Broadcaster I Speaker I Protagonist
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