Élance, Your DEI Consulting Company
At Élance, we understand that every organization is unique and at a different stage in their DEI journey. That’s why our consulting services are thoughtfully customized to meet your specific needs, no matter where you are on the path of DEI maturity.
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Our consulting services allow you to:
- Have a clear understanding of the next steps you need to take to find success in DEI
- Build, structure and train an effective DEI committee or DEI owner
- Find impactful actions that move the needle, no matter your budget
- Bring expertise to your existing efforts or team
- Give an extra hand to your existing team to implement initiatives
Our process
The first step is to understand in which phase of DEI maturity you are in. Each phase has different objectives and steps to obtain success in your DEI implementation.
Take our 5 min DEI assessment quiz to know where you stand. Take the maturity assessment
DEI maturity stages
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Aware
Aware DEI is new to my organization, and we are just becoming aware of its importance.
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Compliant
Compliant DEI in my organization is focused on compliance with EEOC and other legal requirements.
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Tactical
Tactical DEI has been connected to business initiatives and outcomes in pockets of the organization.
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Integrated
Integrated DEI is part of everything we do as an organization; we have both internal and external efforts on DEI.
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Sustainable
Sustainable DEI efforts are best in class and remain strong over time through our efforts to continuously improve and evolve.
Aware, compliant and tactical implementation steps
Most organizations are in the Aware, compliant and tactical maturity stages. We help these organisations quickly find success in DEI following structured steps:
First steps in DEI
- Upper management and CEO support DEI
- DEI aligns with business strategy and objectives are set
- A DEI owner or committee is appointed
- An action plan is developped
- The action plan is implemented, measured and iterated
- Find success & grow DEI
What people say about our consulting services
Collège Sainte-Anne de Lachine
Julie Dubois,
School Principal
Académos
Éléonore Durocher-Bergeron,
Director of Operations