Surveys with diversity or work-life indexes
Surveys are excellent ways to gather employee opinions, quantify them and prepare
responses that make a real difference. We have conducted scores of employee
surveys as part of our research to get diversity and work-life initiatives started.
Most are online and completely confidential. We can complete a survey for an entire
company in as little as two-three weeks.

Placing diversity or work-life satisfaction indexes in surveys enables companies to
see how different segments of their employee population look at key aspects of
diversity or work-life balance, and how much targeted initiatives will bring in return.

Affinity-based focus groups
When we conduct focus groups to assess the climate and issues in an organization,
we separate participants into like groups: by race or gender, by generation or
specialized function. Facilitators mirror the make up of the groups so participants
are at ease speaking to their own issues. We call these special focus groups
Affinity-Based Assessments.

Senior managers then see a clear snapshot of how the different segments of their
workforce see the company. Issues are clearly prioritized, and action steps are a
natural outcome of clear, compelling data.

Senior manager interviews
Managers need privacy and a sense of confidentiality to speak clearly about their
feelings about diversity and work-life balance. Our trained interviewers create a zone
of comfort so that managers can speak their minds. These data, rolled up to ensure
that no one person is identified, tell the company how strong leadership energy will
be around new initiatives and what will be welcomed in this particular company.

Manager interviews kick off diversity and work-life initiatives by grounding them in the
reality of this business enterprise at this time in its life