Addressing Diversity and Amplifying Progress
Achieving Progress through Data-Informed Strategy rather than Platitudes
As we navigate the disruptions that emerged from the pandemic, the protests and the great resignation towards a new normal, organizations need to move from platitudes and performative activism to collective impact to foster systemic change. Too often good intentions relating to equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging (EDIB) gets lost in translation due to a lack of a systematic, evidence-based and data-informed approach organizationally.
Achieving equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging (EDIB) in organizations is one of the most important and sustainable strategic imperatives that leaders can embrace[1]. To transform organizations for employees to thrive, leaders can make real progress by investing time, commitment and resources to become true champions of EDIB through unconventional thinking and by building on empirical evidence and best practices. Today’s forward-thinking organizations and their leaders must flip the platitudes and performative activism premise on its head and realize that instead of trying to change people to fit the organization, we must focus on transforming our organizations to fit all people.
How do we accomplish addressing equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging in organizations, that will increase…
