Enough Already with the Business Case; that’s the message of an article that I don’t want you to miss
If you’re serious about Diversity, you need to pay attention to this
Get your pen and paper ready because we’re talking about a useful way of thinking about the Business Case for Diversity
In today’s show we discuss several things including:
- An article that addresses the Business Case for Diversity in a way you probably haven’t encountered
- The views we share with two legendary Diversity Researchers
- How much I’ve been preparing you for the work you need to do and much more
Here’s some of what we discuss on the show:
Business Case for Diversity has not been established in the way you’ve been led to believe
“Leaders may mean well when they tout the economic payoffs of hiring more women and people of color, but there is no research support for the notion that diversifying the workforce automatically improves a company’s performance.”
Changing the culture of the organisation through leadership is the key
“they also acknowledged how difficult it was in practice so they recommend doing this by changing the organisational culture”
A learning learning-and-effectiveness paradigm is the way forward
“people draw on their experiences as members of particular identity groups to reconceive tasks, products, business processes, and organizational norms. This they argue enables companies to increase their effectiveness.”
SHOWNOTES
Getting Serious About Diversity: Enough Already with the Business Case
Robin J. Ely – Faculty & Research – Harvard Business School
David A. Thomas – Faculty & Research – Harvard Business School
Why Diversity & Inclusion Leaders Need To Be Fact Checked
Why You’re Being Misled By Diversity & Inclusion Research
Why Leaders Don’t Respect Diversity & Inclusion Where You Work
The Rhetorical Problem of Diversity & Inclusion
The Platitude Problem of Diversity & Inclusion
How You Can Use An Evidence Based Approach to Diversity and Inclusion
Do You Promote The Business Case or Social Justice Case For Diversity?
Diversity Matters/Delivers/Wins Revisited in S&P 500® Firms
Why Our Meta Approach To Diversity & Inclusion Is Like No One Else
3 Reasons Why Archetypes And Stereotypes Are Important for Inclusion
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