Meet Amber Payton: Helping Clients Unlock Their Cultural DNA

Amber Payton, a Senior Consultant at The Kaleidoscope Group, envisions a workplace that champions diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) by truly understanding the nuanced needs, expectations, and desires of the dynamic workforce.  As the world is ever-changing, Payton’s passion is fueled by helping organizations understand their strategic priorities in shaping a culture that positively empowers […]

Spotlight on Rachel Baghelai The Kaleidoscope Group

Measuring Up! Spotlight On: Rachel Baghelai, Ph.D., PMP, Vice President, Assessment & Measurement at The Kaleidoscope Group

Industrial and organizational (I/O) psychologist Rachel Baghelai is on a mission. And she wants to enlist your help! As VP of Assessment and Measurement for the Kaleidoscope Group, Rachel wants to make “work suck less” for her clients and others.  Work is work,” says Baghelai, “But we shouldn’t have to dread Monday mornings. And employees […]

Spotlight on Graciana Marini The Kaleidoscope Group

Meet Graciana Marini: Consultant for Workforce Analytics

Meet The Kaleidoscope Group’s Senior Consultant for Workforce Analytics Graciana Marini: Relying on data to foster brave, and often challenging and uncomfortable, conversations about diversity, equity, and inclusion that center more around facts and less on gut feelings. So many of us have non-linear career paths that lead us in a direction we didn’t foresee. […]

Spotlight on Pia Tomasello The Kaleidoscope Group

Meet Pia Tomasello: An Expert in the ‘Psychology of Work’ and DEI Measurement

Industrial/Organizational Psychologist and Kaleidoscope Measurement Specialist Pia Tomasello helps our clients understand how to better engage employees as part of their diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.  Working with a team of fellow data scientists and I/O experts, Pia’s deep expertise in operations rounds out our dedicated team of committed change enablers and analysts. Pia’s Journey […]

How benchmarking can hurt your DEI efforts from The Kaleidoscope Group

How Benchmarking Can Hurt Your DEI Efforts

In most industries or markets, it can be valuable to compare your performance to how your peers and competitors are doing. Benchmarking your organization’s performance against industry ‘norms’ can enable you to gauge where you are falling short and where you are excelling. It can help leadership make major business decisions. However, in our decades […]

What your employee engagement survey isnt telling you blog

What your employee engagement survey isn’t telling you about DEI

You’ve been running engagement surveys for years, maybe even decades, as a way to measure the impact of your employee engagement initiatives and track your progress. Employee engagement surveys are valuable tools but when it comes to developing your DEI strategy and initiatives, they won’t tell you what you need to know to make an […]

Why You Need a DEI Survey from The Kaleidoscope Group

Why you need a DEI survey

Whether your organization is just beginning its DEI journey, or you are reviewing your established strategy, you need to know what’s working and what is not, what is resonating and connecting with your employees, and where you may be missing opportunities. No matter how well-considered and robust your DEI strategy and commitment might be, your […]

How Can You Tell If Your Workplace Is Actually Inclusive?

DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION ARE NOW AN IMPERATIVE Employees want Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). Nearly 80% of workers say that they want to work for a company that values DEI. In fact, they actively seek it. More than 3-in-4 job seekers and employees report that a diverse workforce is an important factor when evaluating […]

Knowledge Is Insufficient To Change Behavior

What does it take to change behavior within a workplace? Building an equitable and inclusive culture often means behavior change for individuals. In the first of a series of articles on designing for behavior change and habit adoption, Hanlie van Wyk explains how understanding what drives behavior change can help you create robust DEI habits […]

Pulse Check: 2 Ways To Create A Safe Space For DEI Dialogue

How do we create a safe space in the workplace during these difficult times? While many of us would like the outside world to remain outside the workplace, we are all human beings. The reality is, what happens in our personal lives impacts our work lives and vice-versa. This means it will be hard to […]