Transforming Company Culture for Genuine Diversity and Inclusion Success #employeeexperiences

22 Dec 2023 · 1 min

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In this brief dialogue, Marc Haine asks how a company can tell if its DEI efforts are genuine rather than merely political posturing. The other speaker responds that many organizations stop at token representation and fail to pursue deeper cultural transformation. They argue that the true measure of DEI success is whether underrepresented employees feel genuinely included and take the initiatives seriously, indicating that superficial metrics are insufficient.

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How does a company know that they are on the right track and not just playing the political card?
That's a clear indication that you're not doing as good as you think you are. And yes, so a lot of people just stopped there and then they moved on to something else, not understanding that beyond the tokenism of really just having different representations, there was a much deeper work that needed to be done to transform the culture so that people who are underrepresented actually feel like they're part of it as well. And most organizations stop before that. So, the way that you measure whether or not— I mean, I'm not trying to be sarcastic, but the way that you measure whether or not you're doing well with your DEI initiative is if people actually take it seriously.