While diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging have been big buzzwords for employers in the last several years, those words are not always accompanied by effective and lasting changes. What are employers missing?
According to a Gallup survey, only 42% of managers feel they are prepared to have a meaningful conversation about race. For Trudi Lebrón, a DEI business coach and creator of the Institute for Equity Centered Coaching, this survey spells trouble — if managers cannot have a conversation centered around people of color, then it’s likely they’re approaching DEI for every other marginalized group, be it women, LGBTQ-identifying, those with disabilities or veterans, from the wrong lens, she says.
