Diana File, CEO and Founder of DF Analytics, shares her inspiring journey from Soviet Russia to becoming a leading voice in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). With a background in psychology and data science, Diana has developed proprietary methodologies that combine organizational psychology with analytics to tackle systemic inequities.

In this episode of Smashing the Plateau, Diana discusses how she’s driving transformation across Fortune 500 companies, startups, and government agencies. She explores the importance of aligning purpose with data, the challenges of scaling change management, and her innovative approach to sustainable consulting models.

Diana offers actionable insights into how organizations can leverage analytics to create measurable results, build more inclusive workplaces, and achieve lasting cultural change.

Measure Success Throughout (Final)

Our proprietary assessments measure change readiness and impact. From there, we drive behavior change through strategy, roadmaps, vision/mission alignment, training, executive coaching, change management, program management, and process improvement. Here is a map of our methodology.

  • Conduct Discovery
  • Define Vision and Mission
  • Align Sponsors and Champions
  • Define Success Measures
  • Develop Communication Strategy
  • Align Systems and Processes
  • Mobilize Teams to Execute the Change
  • Define Charters for Each Workstream
  • Communicate Change to the Organization
  • Train the Organization
  • Create Open Feedback Channels
  • Develop Change Playbooks and Toolkits
  • Ongoing Monitoring and Evaluation

Baseline Pre-Change:

  • Change Readiness Survey
  • Process Gap Analysis
  • Stakeholder Interviews
  • Talent Assessment

Talent During Change:

  • Change Adoption Assessment
  • Leadership Dashboard
  • Support Requests Trends and Metrics
  • Benefit Realization and ROI
  • Employee Participation Measures
  • Compliance and Utilization Reports

Impact Post-Change:

  • Organizational & Individual Performance
  • Satisfaction Surveys
  • Training Participation and Impact
  • Communication Effectiveness