Improve Diversity

We work with your team to improve the diversity of your workforce. 

Why Diversity Matters

How many times have you heard that qualified, diverse talent just aren’t out there? Or that they’re not applying for your roles?

We cut through these misconceptions and equip you to build, attract and hire a diverse talent pool.

 

How We Help

Work with our Empowered i3 Methodology Programs to:

  • Measure the current diversity of your workforce

  • Create realistic goals to guide your hiring and promotion practices

  • Measure applicant diversity

  • Assess diversity throughout your recruitment process

  • Create diversity recruitment action plans

  • Strengthen your diversity marketing

  • Improve the inclusivity of candidate-facing materials (e.g. job descriptions)

  • Establish your diversity employer brand

  • Create a pipeline of future diverse talent 

  • Equip recruiters and hiring managers to spot and minimize unconscious biases and remove barriers to diversity recruitment

  • Raise your visibility as an employer committed to EDI

 
 
 
  • "Michelle brought deep insight and thought leadership to diversity and inclusion during her time at BMO and helped shape the direction of the company."

    — Julie Barker-Merz, Senior VP, South Western Ontario Division, BMO Financial Group

  • “Empowered comes with a wealth of knowledge and has helped us navigate our approach to introducing EDI to our organization with solutions tailored to our current state.”

    — Agnes Chow and her title is Senior Business Partner, OANDA

  • "Michelle led a ground breaking and award-winning Diversity and Inclusion programme at RICS. Through her work she initiated a series of powerful conversations focussed on celebrating difference that were challenging, stimulating and educational."

    — Tiger De Souza, Director, National Trust