Strategic Workforce Planning for Diversity

  • Recommend one of the approaches for a company that wants to increase diversity or competitive advantage.
  • Support the recommendation with specific evidence related to the chosen outcome (diversity or competitive advantage).

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Strategic Workforce Planning for Diversity

Recommendation: Strategic Workforce Planning (SWP)

Strategic Workforce Planning is the ideal approach for a company aiming to increase diversity and achieve a competitive advantage. By proactively identifying workforce gaps and planning for the future, SWP ensures that diversity initiatives are integrated into the company’s long-term strategy.


Support for Diversity
  1. Targeted Recruitment: SWP allows companies to analyze underrepresented groups within their workforce and develop recruitment strategies to address these gaps. For example, creating partnerships with historically underrepresented communities or universities to attract diverse talent.
    • Evidence: Companies with diverse teams are 35% more likely to outperform competitors (McKinsey, 2020).
  2. Training Programs: SWP identifies skill gaps and supports the development of training programs to upskill diverse candidates, creating pathways for equitable growth and leadership opportunities…
Recommendation: Strategic Workforce Planning (SWP)

Strategic Workforce Planning is the ideal approach for a company aiming to increase diversity and achieve a competitive advantage. By proactively identifying workforce gaps and planning for the future, SWP ensures that diversity initiatives are integrated into the company’s long-term strategy.


Support for Diversity
  1. Targeted Recruitment: SWP allows companies to analyze underrepresented groups within their workforce and develop recruitment strategies to address these gaps. For example, creating partnerships with historically underrepresented communities or universities to attract diverse talent.
    • Evidence: Companies with diverse teams are 35% more likely to outperform competitors (McKinsey, 2020).
  2. Training Programs: SWP identifies skill gaps and supports the development of training programs to upskill diverse candidates, creating pathways for equitable growth and leadership opportunities…
Recommendation: Strategic Workforce Planning (SWP)

Strategic Workforce Planning is the ideal approach for a company aiming to increase diversity and achieve a competitive advantage. By proactively identifying workforce gaps and planning for the future, SWP ensures that diversity initiatives are integrated into the company’s long-term strategy.


Support for Diversity
  1. Targeted Recruitment: SWP allows companies to analyze underrepresented groups within their workforce and develop recruitment strategies to address these gaps. For example, creating partnerships with historically underrepresented communities or universities to attract diverse talent.
    • Evidence: Companies with diverse teams are 35% more likely to outperform competitors (McKinsey, 2020). Strategic Workforce Planning for Diversity
  2. Training Programs: SWP identifies skill gaps and supports the development of training programs to upskill diverse candidates, creating pathways for equitable growth and leadership opportunities…