The Belonging Metric in Organization - Moving Beyond DEI

In this 9 to 5 Wellness Podcast episode, I interview Dr. Melissa Durham, Associate Dean of Organizational Success and Wellbeing at USC Mann School of Pharmacy, about reframing DEI as measurable belonging and organizational health rather than performative effort. We discuss why demographic metrics and self-reported data are limited, why retention and performance depend on systems that support diverse employees, and how to measure belonging by standardizing survey tools, disaggregating results,...