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Diversity & inclusion diagnostic.
Driving impactful diversity, equity and inclusion change through expert benchmarking. A clear, data-driven assessment of your culture, systems and practices — and an evidence-based foundation for an effective DEI strategy.
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Evidence-based. Safe by Design. Built for results.
From intention to evidence
Move beyond assumptions to a clear, data-driven understanding of your organisation's DEI maturity.
Organisations that genuinely embrace diversity, equity and inclusion are better positioned to attract top talent, foster innovation through diverse perspectives, and make informed decisions that benefit their business and communities.
Our DEI Diagnostic reveals a clear picture of opportunities and challenges related to workforce diversity, fair treatment and employee engagement — informing practical actions and priorities. It answers the critical questions leaders are asking:
"How do we know where we actually stand today compared to our peers?"
"Which DEI initiatives will have the greatest impact on our culture and performance?"
"How do we get the board-level buy-in we need to drive real systemic change?"
Built differently
Built to surface what matters, while keeping your people safe.
Systems-Level, Not Surface-Level
A validated, research-backed audit tool assessing maturity across eighteen DEI pillars — not an improvised checklist. We diagnose root causes and systemic gaps, not just symptoms, so you invest where it moves the needle.
Trauma-Informed Listening
Focus groups and confidential interviews surface lived experience behind the data — revealing systemic barriers surveys miss. Safe by design, meeting WHS obligations and protecting psychological wellbeing while generating honest insight.
Shaped to Your Context, Not a Generic Template
Tailored to your sector, structure and culture — not a one-size-fits-all report. Cross-sector experience means we know which questions to ask and which data points your leadership team needs to act with confidence.
Prioritised Findings Leaders Trust
Evidence-based recommendations prioritised by impact and tailored to your maturity and strategic priorities — giving boards and executives the confidence to act and measure progress from a trusted baseline.
Diagnostic snapshot
What you need to know at a glance.
Driving impactful diversity, equity and inclusion change requires more than goodwill — it requires expert benchmarking and a clear picture of your culture, systems and practices.
Boards, executives, and DEI leads who need a rigorous baseline to guide strategy, investment, and accountability across the organisation.
Selected work
Trusted partners
DEI diagnostics clients.
Felicity Menzies has been a valued long-term partner to CAANZ, delivering outstanding work across diagnostic, capability building, and strategy. As a complex organisation wearing multiple hats — employer, educator, member-based organisation, and professional standards body — we needed someone who could grasp that complexity. Felicity did exactly that, customising every engagement to reflect our unique context across Australia and New Zealand. Her deep facilitation skills rate highly among our leaders and staff, and her advisory support is trusted and practical. We highly recommend her.
Our Diagnostic Method
Evidence-based DEI diagnostic approach.
Every diagnostic is co-designed with you, grounded in global best practice and shaped to your sector and culture. The result: data and insight your leaders can act on with confidence.
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What changes after a diagnostic
Clarity that leads to change.
Board-level buy-in grounded in hard data. A clear picture of priority areas for investment. Reduced cultural and psychosocial risk through early detection of systemic issues.
Global reach. Industry insight.
A diagnostic that maps to your context.
From global banks and mining giants to specialist health providers, professional services firms, membership bodies, universities and government departments — we have delivered DEI diagnostics across industries, sectors and geographies.
This experience and contextual understanding ensures the diagnostic is shaped to fit your environment — not forced into a generic template. We know which questions to ask, which barriers are common in your sector, and which data points matter for your leadership team. That means insights run deeper, recommendations are more precise, and the findings land with the people who need to act on them.
Your consultant
CEO, Author and Principal Consultant
Felicity Menzies
Every Culture Plus engagement is delivered with behavioural rigour and practical relevance by Felicity Menzies — organisational psychologist, author, and specialist consultant.
- Role
- Founder, Culture Plus Consulting
- Qualification
- Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) — University Medallist; Fellow, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand; Bachelor of Commerce; Advanced Accreditation, Cultural Intelligence; Oxford Saïd AI Governance, Compliance & Ethics; Certified AI Ethicist
- Experience
- 15+ years advising leading global and Australian private and government organisations; former senior executive in financial services and consulting
- Discipline
- Organisational psychology, behavioural science & trauma-informed practice
- Published
- A World of Difference (2016); contributor to leading business and HR publications globally
- Recognition
- LinkedIn Top Voice; commendation in NSW Parliament
Endorsed capability partner
Trusted by Australia's peak HR body.
Culture Plus Consulting is proud to design and deliver flagship DEI programmes for the Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI) — Australia's peak HR professional body — supporting HR leaders and practitioners to build capability for inclusive leadership and organisational change.
Connect with us to explore how evidence-based DEI training can help your organisation build capability, strengthen culture, and deliver meaningful, measurable change.
From the book
Culture is the sum of behaviours leaders permit, model, and reward.A World of Difference — Felicity Menzies →
Expert Insight
What a credible inclusion diagnostic looks like.
Beyond the standard engagement survey — learn how to structure a diagnostic that provides the rigour, safety, and depth required to drive board-level change.
Read the journal articleFrequently asked questions
Questions about DEI diagnostics, answered.
If you have a question we haven't covered, write to us — a real human responds within one working day.
It goes beyond numbers by exploring employee experiences, feelings of inclusion and psychological safety — uncovering cultural and systemic barriers traditional audits miss and offering a richer understanding of your DEI landscape.
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