From the course: Driving Change and Anti-Racism
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Define the goal
- When I say clearly define the goal, what I mean is getting a clear target for our efforts. And we want it to be objective and we want it to have a timeline so we actually know whether or not we've accomplished our goal. And so here's a bad example. We can't just say, "I want to make my company more equitable." That's admirable, but it's not specific enough. We don't know whether or not we've accomplished our goals. So here's a good example. Let's say our first goal is to conduct a pay equity audit to determine whether or not there are inequities within our company. And then if there are inequities, within one year, we're committing to rectify those problems. That's an example of a goal that is specific and measurable with a very clear timeline. And when it comes to determining what you should do, you should use what's called the Pareto Principle, also known as the 80/20 rule. And it holds that 20% of your inputs…
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