Certified small business, women-owned
Your Organization:
Capable. Inclusive. Future Facing.
Our team of Masters and PhD professionals holds high-level, refined skills in organizational assessment, strategic management, data collection and analysis, and People & Culture processes and practices. We integrate state-of-the-art diversity, equity, inclusion, and access principles into all of our consulting work knowing that organizations do better work when they value and welcome employees of diverse identities and backgrounds. We engage across industries, with non-profit, for-profit, and government sectors, and also have staff specialized in science and biotech, arts and culture, professional services, government, and high-growth early stage companies.
Diversity North is a certified small business, women and LGBTQIA+ owned.
We have wide expertise so please see our sample of recent client work and contact us for a complimentary 45 minute conversation about your consulting needs.
Assessment & Strategy
For your organization: archival review, scientifically grounded data collection (interviews, listening sessions, focus groups), and organization wide surveys will lead to our collaborative creation of a 2-3 year custom DEI Playbook—including goals, metrics, timeline, milestones, PLUS.
People & Culture
We have expert credentials (SHRM-CRP, PhD, MBA, MPP, MIS) to address the full range of DEI related policy and practice issues embedded in the employee lifecycle (attraction, hiring, recruitment, promotion, and exit). We will support your existing team, or operate as a temporary team while you're hiring to build a culture that attracts and retains talent.
Crisis Management
Our Principals can provide expert support around DEI related organizational crises (employee, manager, customer, board member) that you should expect to arise in today's world of work. Make the right decisions, at the right pace, with seasoned guidance to enact your values, and protect your good name and intent.
Select Clients
Client Thoughts
"The recent learning session presentation at the League was terrific! It totally hit the sweet spot between concrete learning and opening space for discussion and relationship building. I loved the story telling and personal relationship to the work."
Simon Woods, CEO
League of American Orchestras
"Our leadership forum CEOs were unanimous in their appreciation of the insightful and intimate dialogue sessions that the team provided for us on issues of diversity, equity and inclusion over the last year."
Andi Genser
Lower Cape Leadership Forum
"It's a demanding job bringing us best practices across the entire people + culture function, while still keeping an eye on our culture in place - and a critical one that, I believe, will allow us to attract, hire, and retain the very strongest talent in our field moving forward."
Matt Patsky, CFA
Trillium Asset Management
"Over the last 5 years, we've had a trusted partner in fundamentally integrating diversity, equity, and inclusion into our strategic planning and implementation function. If you need consulting help, call them!"
Lilee Dethchan
Vice President of Finance and Administration
Handel and Haydn Society
Let’s talk specifics about what’s next for you on the DEI journey:
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Address a non-diverse talent pipeline
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Tackle a lack of direction in how to move from talk to action for DEI
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Boost manager capability to lead inclusively
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Make the case for a diverse workforce
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Improve your people and culture (HR) policies and processes