The Difference Between Diversity & Inclusion and Why You Need Both
Jacob Morgan
5x Best-Selling Author, Futurist, & Keynote Speaker. Founder of Future Of Work Leaders (Global CHRO Community). Focused on Leadership, The Future of Work, & Employee Experience
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Diversity and inclusion are both hot-button issues that frequently come up in conversation, especially among business leaders.
And although they are often used together, they don’t mean the same thing.
Diversity and inclusion are different, but both are vital to creating an effective and forward-thinking organization.
In the video below, I share the define diversity and inclusion and share why we need them both to work together.
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Employees want to work for companies that are diverse and inclusive. Focusing on these issues can be a major boost to your organization. Diverse and inclusive teams are more productive and innovative, resolve conflict better, and represent a wider base of people with unique points of view.
Now more than ever, diversity and inclusion should be huge imperatives of your organization. It starts from the top with leaders who understand the difference between diversity and inclusion and work to make both a reality.
Companies can’t afford not to focus on diversity and inclusion. The two terms are different, but both are crucial to success. It’s time for leaders to step up and demand diversity and inclusion within their organizations.
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3 年Katia Martins Monjane don’t wanna miss this excellent article on your area of interest. I would like to hear your views on this topic.
Assistant Sheriff at Judicial Service Commission
3 年Although diversity is key.it is difficult to create a diverse team because it is costly building it into a team. Each worker would want to think in his own way and it will be difficult to congrue or make agree such many different thoughts.however it's effective to have a diverse team because it allows the organization to grow in many different directions
18 years in DEI. Learned the HOW from over 25,000 leaders worldwide. Supporting DEI Leaders and advocates to really influence the DEI agenda in your organization. Keynote speaker and best selling author.
3 年Yes big difference Jacob Morgan and I find that even when leaders intellectually get the difference they still revert back to just a diversity thinking .....getting the inclusion part of the equation deeply embedded takes a lot of examples and repetition....I use the anology of how we all learned the multiplication tables!
Author, Blogger, Brand Historian, Retired Marketing Professional
3 年Thanks for posting this helpful article/video, Jacob. Coincidentally, I just wrote about DE&I from a boomer's perspective: https://www.happilyrewired.com/2021/04/a-boomers-take-on-dei.html
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3 年Ironic that we are reading this on a platform with a workforce whose average age hovers around 30.