Corporate Practice / Strategien und Instrumente

Is DEI Activism helping or hindering Corporate Diversity progress?

Standing up for your case has a long tradition in Diversity. Today, media amplify various forms of activism and DE&I is increasingly perceived as a personalised or political form of engagement – rather than a future-oriented way of supporting organisational priorities. Read about unwanted side-effects of this. DE&I 2023 Trilogy (part 2) The roots of […]

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The Diversity Dilemma: Global coherence versus local relevance

Diversity seems to naturally focus on differences and separation can intensify when adding an international and hence intercultural dimension. Global corporations, on the other hand, require consistency across their organisations and also need D&I approaches that are universally applicable. An expert event discussed the related dilemma.

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‘Diversity of Opinion’ Shows the Limits of Diversity

Should the definition of Diversity include people that explicitly reject some aspects of DE&I? Or should Inclusion demand reciprocity from everyone who requests to be valued and heard? Or do both Diversity and Inclusion have to be all-encompassing? What may sound like a no-brainer turns out to unfold as a deep ideological divide, which has […]

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Focused on feedback from followers?

Are numerous likes from followers indicative of valuable, inspiring content? Do many participants illustrate the impact of a D&I initiative? Is positive feedback at a DEI meeting confirming your DEI strategy design? As a critical D&I engineer, I see a need to look at different DEI target groups and related objectives in the first place. […]

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The (arguable) Value of Being Different

Both Diversity activists and rationalists have been relentlessly exploring and explaining the need to overcome monocultures – particularly in today’s complex business contexts. What began as a joint effort has become – at times – a fight over narratives, followers and the prerogative of interpretation. Less divisiveness and polarisation – even within DEI – is […]

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