Diversity and Inclusion survey program in Viva Glint
Fostering a strong sense of belonging in your organization is essential. Customer data shows that employees who feel a strong sense of belonging are over six times as likely to be engaged as those employees who don’t.
Belonging is strong when:
- work environments are inclusive of differences.
- everyone feels accepted.
- everyone can bring their best selves to work.
The Microsoft Viva Glint Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) approach helps organizations measure perspectives that matter and empower managers to build inclusive practices. The D&I approach fosters an understanding of how to create an environment where all people feel they belong.
A core part of Glint’s approach to measuring D&I zeroes in on everyday inclusion dynamics influenced by managers and workgroups. Ensuring focused, ongoing feedback grows your D&I capability at all levels of the organization. It gives people ownership of the conversation rather than feeling like D&I is a compliance activity or someone else’s problem. A D&I survey program can be used as a standalone measurement or when a singular focus on D&I is needed.
Viva Glint’s D&I practice framework addresses the five key elements of a progressive D&I strategy to drives greater Belonging, leading to stronger engagement and better business outcomes. Research identified these five elements as critical components to measure:
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The Glint survey strategy can incorporate domains of diversity, belonging and inclusion into any survey, voiding the need for a standalone Diversity and Inclusion measurement. For this reason, consider adding items from Glint's D&I survey template to an engagement or a culture survey.
The Diversity and Inclusion survey exposes fundamental insights
Diversity and Inclusion survey feedback provides:
- Short research-validated survey items
- Access to intuitive and insightful data at both leader and manager levels
- Key drivers to understand how diversity, inclusion, and belonging influence engagement and business outcomes
- Benchmarked items using proprietary hybrid methodology
- Attrition predictions to identify groups at risk of leaving due to lack of inclusion and belonging
- Actionable resources from curated content to improve teams' diversity and inclusion experience
- Powerful comment analytics to identify what groups are saying about diversity and inclusion experiences
- Easy integration of diversity, inclusion, and belonging items into existing agile survey programs, and the ability to derive cross-program insights
Viva Glint Diversity and Inclusion survey items
| Item number | Item name | Item text |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | eSat | How happy are you working at [Company Name]? |
| 2 | Belonging | I feel a sense of belonging at [Company Name]. |
| 3 | Authenticity | I feel comfortable being myself at work. |
| 4 | Equal Opportunity | Regardless of background, everyone at [Company Name] has an equal opportunity to succeed. |
| 5 | Diversity - Commitment | Top leaders demonstrate a visible commitment to diversity. |
| 6 | Opinion Count | My opinions seem to count. |
| 7 | Acceptance | [Company Name] makes it easy for people from diverse backgrounds to be accepted. |
| 8 | Transparency | [Company Name] communicates openly and honestly. |
| 9 | Valued Teammate | I am treated as a valued member of my work group. |
| 10 | Larger Purpose | Working for [Company Name] gives me a sense that I am part of something with a larger purpose. |
| 11 | Best Interests - Manager | My immediate manager makes me feel they have my best interests in mind. |
| 12 | DIB Changes | What should your company consider changing (doing less of, more of, or differently) in support of diversity, inclusion, and belonging? |
Other Diversity and Inclusion items to consider
| Item name | Item text |
|---|---|
| Career | I have good career opportunities at [Company Name]. |
| Care | At work, I feel cared about as a person. |
| Speak My Mind | I feel free to speak my mind without fear of negative consequences. |
| Respectful Treatment | I am treated with respect and dignity. |
| Inclusion | Our team has a climate in which diverse perspectives are valued. |
| Change Adaptation | I feel supported in my efforts to adapt to organizational changes. |
| Non-Discrimination | I work in an environment that is free from harassment and discrimination. |
| Appreciate Differences | My workgroup has a culture in which employees appreciate the differences that people bring to the workplace. |
| Diversity | [Company Name] hires people from various backgrounds. |
| Expressing Opinions | While at work, I am comfortable expressing opinions that diverge from my group. |
| Leaders Care | Leaders in my company make me feel they have my best interests in mind. |
| Quality of Ideas | In this workgroup, people’s ideas are judged on their quality, not on the personal characteristics of who expresses them. |
| Influence | I am able to influence decisions that affect my organization. |
Admin setup for the Microsoft Copilot Impact survey template
The Diversity and Inclusion template is found in the Recurring section on the Create a Program page.
From the admin dashboard, select Configure and then Survey Programs. Select + New Program. Select the Diversity and Inclusion card.
