Indiana Chamber, some companies continue DEI work despite backlash

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8 thoughts on “Indiana Chamber, some companies continue DEI work despite backlash

  1. It’s appalling that companies in this day and age think it’s a good idea or even remotely legal to discriminate against people based on their skin color. It’s like we’re going back to Democrat policies in the 1960s all over again.

  2. This is a classic case of rejecting an idea not because it is flawed but because the approach has been flawed. Most organizational leaders I know believe their team is more effective when it represents diverse viewpoints and is populated by people who reflect the communities they serve. Ill conceived DEI programs that create friction not understanding, center on awareness-raising but do not catalyze desired change, or even raise the specter of reverse discrimination when trying to address unfairness miss the mark. Is John Deere shutting down efforts it felt were unsuccessful or saying it no longer believes that it will be more effective as it includes diverse viewpoints, treats people equitably, and has a workforce that is more representative of the communities it serves? The rapid pendulum swing to embrace DEI sparked some dramatic failures. So too will a dramatic pendulum shift away from changes that might make organizations better.

    1. Mickey, if diverse viewpoints are desired, then why would skin color serve as a reliable proxy of diverse viewpoints? Nobody has ever made the connection that skin color guarantees a viewpoint that is either unique or beneficial to the organization.

      It is flat out racist to determine based on skin color that one applicant has a more unique and/or more beneficial viewpoint than another applicant. There is no such thing as a monolithic black viewpoint, Hispanic viewpoint, white viewpoint, Asian viewpoint, or brown viewpoint.

  3. The MAGA attacks in DEI, motivated in large part by the baseless fears of old white men over losing their place and power in life, have overstepped their bounds. These are private or stockholder owned companies and institutions that have a right to establish whatever approaches to employment and marketing that work for them. Our society is changing, evolving because of shifts in demographics that same hope did not exist. Get over it. The government and politicians need to butt out.

    1. Brent,

      Do you support “separate but equal” discrimination? Do you support racial quotas? Do you support race-based reparations? Do you support theft of property based on skin color? Do you support favoring skin color over merit?

  4. As a small business owner, I laugh at those who say diversity of thought blah blah blah. I want a team pushing the same direction not being a “disruptor”. Yes, we have an equal number of male females, multiple races represented. But if you’re not pulling for and with the team you’re not going to last. Been in business 30 years and it works well so far.

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