What If Workplace Diversity Is A Scam?

What is Diversity is just a scam, another fad to waste our time and our money?

Find out about a phenomenon I’ve observed on social media, especially LinkedIn that I think is starting to cause more harm than good when it comes to creating an inclusive workplace.

Here are some key messages from this episode

  • The phenomenon undermining our goal of an inclusive workplace
  • The reasons why Diversity looks like a ‘scam’
  • How you can avoid making Diversity look like a ‘scam’

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Here are some key takeaways from this episode

Poorly conceived strategies make Diversity look like a ‘scam’

“we agree, with the article so far but this doesn’t sound like a scam it sounds like a poorly executed priority, we discuss this each and every week” 

People who use phrases like “identity politics” may think Diversity is a ‘scam’

“if you believe that corporate HR departments have been hijacked by the identitarian Left in an attempt to implement the ideology of academic identity politics” then it’s likely that you will think it’s a scam”

Think carefully about how and why we share information

“we’ve all done it, in an attempt to be helpful we share articles that we’ve come across. The problem is, a lot of us read the title, share the article without properly reading the content”

SHOWNOTES

What If Workplace Diversity Is The Biggest ‘Scam’ Yet

Check out these related episodes of the show

The Lonely Life of A Diversity and Inclusion Leader

The 7 Biggest Diversity & Inclusion Mistakes Being Made in Your Organisation: Leadership

Why Using Common Sense is a Diversity & Inclusion Mistake

Why Adopting a “One At A Time” Approach to Diversity is an Inclusion Mistake

Why a One Size Fits All approach to Diversity is an Inclusion Mistake

Why Relying On Credibility Indicators is an Inclusion Mistake

Why Relying On a Generic Business Case For Diversity is an Inclusion Mistake

Why Relying On A One Off Intervention Is An Inclusion Mistake

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