DE&I work can sometimes be summarised as âwe celebrate minorities and blame others for the slow pace of changeâ. While it feels good and fuels belonging, the critical way to comment and demand progress does not seem to enlist support from those we want to win.
Using power is different from showing leadership in DE&I and both are key to successfully driving change. Traction, however, can also be reduced â or limited â depending on how power is used. This often happens unintentionally or when a leader is not aware of the side-effects of their âpowerfulâ decisions. DE&I 2023 Trilogy (part […]
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 […]
In an academic lecture for the course âEconomics of Genderâ at Izmir University of Economics, Michael Stuber introduced MBA and economics students to a European model of DE&I as a value-creation process.
One of the shared beliefs in D&I appears to be that issues from the past will be resolved with new values, generations and business approaches. Does this hope withstand reality and evidence checks?
Both Diversity activists and rationalists have been relentlessly exploring and explaining the need to overcome monocultures â particularly in todayâs complex business contexts. What began as a joint effort has become â at times â a fight over narratives, followers and the prerogative of interpretation. Less divisiveness and polarisation – even within DEI – is […]
ÂÂÂFor sad reasons, RacialEquity became a focus topic (once more) in recent years and months. Journalists from the DW TV explore corporate responses in the field â on both side of the Atlantic â including a 4-minute summary on European specifics.
Faced with a crises, people and systems tend to focus on what they truly care about. This, however, assumes that a deeper purpose exists in the first place and is shared. D&I can offer a strong shared purpose â if it goes beyond numbers and initiatives.
The aim of the workshop, facilitated by Cologne-based Diversity pioneer, Michael Stuber, was to explore the opportunity Diversity presents in order to achieve the integration of GLBT issues into daily business reality. The event covered the different meanings of Diversity and why is was important, what managing Diversity can encompass, which roadblocks exist to integrating […]
