Nine ways to achieve measurable DEI progress in 2021 Published:
23 Feb 2021 Many employers acknowledge that they have struggled to make progress with diversity, equality and inclusion. John Rossheim looks at how to change things for the better in 2021.
In recent years and decades many employers in every major industry have proclaimed ambitious, multiyear goals for advancing the careers of groups that are underrepresented in their workforce, based on demographic dimensions ranging from race and ethnicity to sex, LGBTQ+ identity, or age. Those big goals have often proven too hard to produce meaningful change.
So, for 2021, we’d like to suggest a different approach to DEI: Identify goals that can be met by year’s end. Typically, this will mean choosing smaller objectives, but ones that will represent clear progress.