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Arthur Chan

Vice President, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion • Advisor • Behavioral Scientist

DEI practitioners are not magicians. Leaders disillusioned. —— [Alt text embedded in the image.]

  • The image illustrates a dialogue between two people. The first speech bubble shows a man with short blonde hair wearing a blue shirt saying: “We need your help with our organization’s DEI initiatives.” The second speech bubble shows a woman with curly brown hair wearing a purple shirt responding: “What’s your vision? What’s the budget? Where’s my team? What trade-offs are you willing to make?” The third speech bubble shows the man replying: “Hmm… You’re asking a lot of us.” Below the dialogue, there is a moral of the story: “Don’t jump on the DEI bandwagon without committing to the necessary time, resources, and efforts as much as you would for other business imperatives.”
Tiffany D. Lister

Creative Director

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Otherwise, it’s insincere, and a sad PR attempt that is completely hollow, and a terrible business practice.

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Tahseen Malik

Director Talent Management | Change Catalyst | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB)

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And we are not just trophies to be told, " We don't really want you to rock the boat and make a bunch of changes.. just put up some posts and stuff.."

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Joseph C.

Founder & Chief DEI Investor | MBA, Diversity Champion | #BiasMitigationGuy

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Please say it louder for the folks in the back or can we at least get them hear aids.

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Samone Fontenot, MBA

I help organizations maximize talent solutions, drive employee engagement and retention.

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Passive aggressive efforts can be stifling. Put money, resources, tools and bodies where the concern is. -Thank you

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Dr. Darryl S. Diggs, Jr

Education Advocate, DEI Practitioner, Creative, Father, Husband, and Triathlete

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That’s deep and true.

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Noha Shaheed Ahmed

Workplace equality advocate and storyteller of unheard and untold culturally-diverse experiences in Australia. Darug Country. Always was. Always will be.

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👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

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Tommy Verdell

Associate Athletic Director for Inclusion and Compliance | Assistant Professor for Physical Ed at Williams College

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BOOM!!!! All of this Arthur Chan‼️‼️‼️‼️ 🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯

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Carmen Morris

Diversity and Inclusion Consultancy | Founder and Managing Director - Kenroi Consulting®Ltd | Award - Winning Diversity Consultant and Strategist | DEI Practitioner | Member Forbes BLK | Former Forbes Contributing Writer

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That's it Arthur Chan 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

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Claire Harris

President - Clean Energy Connections

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So true

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Tommy Hoang

⚓ This DEI Pirate's Next Adventure: Building an Inclusive and Welcoming Ship 🏴☠️

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Absolutely! It's a full commitment to progress together in the ever-evolving world of DEI.

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