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Diversity programs have been around for almost 100 years. Yet numerous studies suggest that these programs do very little to support a long-term reduction in implicit (or unconscious) bias, change behaviours or alter workplace demographics. Despite this lack of success, DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) programs have become a staple requirement in most corporate environments. This has partly been driven, especially in recent times, by a combination of social justice movements such as #MeToo and #BlackLivesMatter, political correctness and the “woke” movement. Given that Diversity programs and DEI are often used synonymously it is worthwhile unpacking the individual components of… Read more "The top five reasons that most diversity programs don’t work"

Leadership is a service one offers to others. Therefore as a leader, one has to be mindful to not make things about one’s self. At the same time, leadership also requires us to be authentic, transparent and sometimes perhaps even vulnerable. So it’s always challenging as a leader to model behaviours such as honesty and self-revelation, without going so far as to be self-indulgent. The question which helps me navigate this dilemma is What is purposeful? In other words, how can I take my experience and share it in a way which makes it useful for others, thus making a… Read more "The Inner Voices of Leadership: Inspired by my experience at a #BlackLivesMatter march"