For companies who want to build a balanced workforce (one that uses diverse perspectives and talents to foster growth and remain competitive), Berkshire can prepare a plan designed to meet your organization’s diversity objectives. We can prepare a traditional diversity plan—or based on your company’s definition of diversity—work with you to create a plan that goes beyond race and gender. Berkshire offers flexible options to get your diversity goals accomplished. Diversity services range from full outsourcing to collaborative plan development. Ultimately, we’ll work together to shape a compliant and diverse workplace that’s reflective of your vision.
Social, Financial, and Political Benefits
Berkshire’s diversity planning model is strategically designed to address the social, financial, and political factors that impact a company’s bottom line. We’ll work with you to devise and execute a performance-based plan that brings the most value to your company and its stakeholders.
Tailored Diversity Solutions
Since our solutions are tailored to your needs, Berkshire’s diversity services provide a blueprint for strategically aligning your initiatives with overall company objectives. We start and end with your goals in mind. So whether you’re seeking strategic development, program enhancement, implementation, or diversity education, our specialists will thoroughly evaluate your situation and recommend a plan to achieve your desired outcome. Berkshire can even assist you in building a business case for executive presentations.
We offer careful front-end analysis of your current situation. A Berkshire specialist can:
- Conduct a diversity assessment of your current situation
- Hiring Practices
- Disability Accommodations
- Career Path Programs
- Retention Rates
- Litigation Rates
- Employee Perception
- Evaluate any compliance-related components
- Affirmative Action
- Disability
- Make “best solution” recommendations
- Give options on how to best achieve your diversity goals
- Assess whether a technical solution will help in measuring performance
After your recommended service options are finalized, Berkshire will begin working with you and providing the following services:
- Identifying data to use in the plan
- A written plan outlining the steps to achieving your diversity objectives
- Benchmarks for hires and promotions
- Reporting based on sectors, rollups, and customized goals
- Optional diversity committee development
- Optional targeted recruitment plan
- Optional development of diversity practices, processes, and procedures
- Optional alignment of company cultural values with diversity initiatives
Our Diversity Plans are Performance-Based
Berkshire’s diversity specialists are experts at creating performance-based programs that take the guesswork out of measuring the effectiveness your efforts. Your diversity program can include diversity metrics and a specialist to help you identify the right methodology for measuring and monitoring progress. We can also help you build a cross-functional and cross-cultural diversity committee to assist with performance evaluation, as well as plan execution.
Why Berkshire?
For over 25 years Berkshire has been helping companies overcome their HR challenges. We understand the importance of a strong diversity program, and we help our clients uncover its full potential. Our expert diversity specialists are leaders in the industry, speaking at shows across the nation, including the SHRM Diversity Conference & Exposition.
Want to know how to get started? Just call 800.882.8904 to speak with a Berkshire Account Executive or fill out our Diversity Services request form. You may also email us at bai@berkshireassociated.com.