{"id":86373,"date":"2022-11-03T12:18:02","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T19:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betterworks.com\/?p=86373"},"modified":"2022-11-21T04:23:56","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T12:23:56","slug":"achieving-dei-goals-through-stephanie-crearys-merit-framework","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betterworks.com\/magazine\/achieving-dei-goals-through-stephanie-crearys-merit-framework\/","title":{"rendered":"Achieving DEI Goals Through Stephanie Creary\u2019s MERIT Framework"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are central to your employee experience, culture, and ability to recruit and retain talent. But while many organizations talk about DEI initiatives, they don\u2019t always follow through with concrete actions and policies. Why does DEI become an afterthought? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The problem is that DEI work isn\u2019t always treated with the same degree of organizational value as other human resources work, says Dr. Stephanie J. Creary, an assistant professor of management at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, who researches how organizations can become more inclusive and equitable \u2014 and the relational practices that will create these outcomes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She argues that organizations need to elevate DEI to an enterprise-wide initiative. \u201cFor some people who only understand [DEI] as a personal experience and a personal perspective, it\u2019s hard to make that leap to understanding it as a set of initiatives and valuable programs in a strategy that helps an organization to achieve not only its economic goals but also its social goals,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Creary joins us for a Dec. 6 webinar as part of our People Fundamentals webinar series<\/a>, where she\u2019ll share insights into the research she has done on DEI and organizational change, as well as advice on how HR leaders can incorporate that research into their work to achieve their goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat do we need to do to make DEI, as part of our roles and responsibilities, feel as core to us as the other things that we wake up each day knowing that we have to do when we get to work?\u201d<\/p>Dr. Stephanie Creary, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Introducing the MERIT framework<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Many leaders see the value in DEI initiatives but still find themselves struggling to make progress in implementing them across their organizations. To help them close that gap, Creary developed the \u201cMERIT\u201d framework, which is broken down into five steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n