Incorporating Diversity Goals into Manager Performance Evaluations

The role of people managers in the attraction and retention of workforce diversity has been well documented in equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) research. However, there is often a lack of accountability for EDI goals and they are often excluded from the routine performance evaluations of managers. This article from the Harvard Business Review outlines the need to center EDI in your business strategy and extend that focus to the monitoring and evaluation of people managers:

5 Strategies to Infuse D&I into Your Organization
https://hbr.org/2021/05/5-strategies-to-infuse-di-into-your-organization

Additionally, The Houston Chronicle’s small business journal provides some guidance for how an organization can tie their wider EDI goals to the performance management system:

How to Align the Diversity Process With Strategic Business Goals
https://smallbusiness.chron.com/align-diversity-process-strategic-business-goals-5140.html