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Mean team demographic similarity
Population mean teammate overlap averaged across demographics within each manager cohort.
How it’s computed
AVG(team_demographic_similarity)
What the evidence shows
Evidence (effect sizes, priors, validity) is syncing from Principia.
What this metric can show you
Mean team demographic similarity can tell roughly 25 pre-built stories — each a designed scene the data either confirms or it doesn’t. Bring your numbers and the Story Finder runs every one of these shapes against them.
specific to workforce composition
{mover} is becoming a bigger share of who you are
workforce-composition · T1
{mover} is fading from the mix
workforce-composition · T1
A few people hold the whole network together
org-networks · T1
One unit is over-managed
workforce-composition · T1
Spans are stretched thin in one corner
workforce-composition · T1
The mix is holding steady
workforce-composition · T1
The organization you have isn't the one you had
workforce-composition · T1
universal shapes — any single metric can take these
A few large values are doing the talking
any focus · T1
A one-time event, not a trend
any focus · T1
It doesn't track — the premise is false
any focus · T1
It's concentrated — one group stands apart
any focus · T1
Scenes are pre-built; your data is the toggle. Browse the full deck or watch one play end-to-end in The Quiet Exodus.
Run it on your data
This metric is computed in the People Analytics Toolbox on your own numbers. See pricing — posted, no quotes.
sources: toolbox:metrics-catalog
What the literature says
The measurement literature behind this signal — sourced, so you can defend it.
“This also exacerbates the issue regarding the comparison of a small office with two large offices.CHAPTER 4 MEASURES OF LOCATION 4.1 Number99Mode50,000Median65,000Mean66,364Trimmed mean (n = 89)65,652 4.2 Skewed positively with a tail to the right, because the mean is more than…”
— Statistics for Compensationmatch 51%
“The parentheses in the subscript indicate nesting; that is, persons are nested within managers (m ) in that each person rates only one manager. It is assumed that this component is randomly distributed about a mean of zero. Cm is the bias (+ or −) caused by the personal charisma…”
— Diagnosing Changing Org Culturematch 51%
“A balanced group is easier to describe than it is to create and maintain. Although the dysfunctions of too much diversity are real enough, the more common and pernicious problem in work organizations is excessive homogeneity. Multiple forces, acting in concert, foster similarity…”
— Leading Teams Hackmanmatch 50%
Resources: Statistics for Compensation · Diagnosing Changing Org Culture · Leading Teams Hackman