Ineffective leadership is one of the biggest drivers of declining profit margins, morale, productivity, worker retention and customer satisfaction. The divide between what we expect from our leaders and how they perform is called the…
Leadership Accountability
DEI Lessons Learned in 2022
Despite the attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion that have happened over the past year, efforts to move corporate America toward workplace fairness for all will continue. As we reflect on 2022, we’d like to…
Book Review: Anti-Racist Leadership: How to Transform Corporate Culture in a Race-Conscious World
As a Black man who worked at the highest levels of corporate America, James White says it’s time to take more direct action in the fight for social justice. Throughout White’s thirty-plus years of experience…
How To Embed Accountability in Your DEI Efforts and Why It’s Critical for Long-Term Sustainability
In 2022, accountability for your DEI programs is as important as any language or philosophy behind it. For all the good intentions and grand promises, it’s meaningless if leadership teams are not held accountable when…
DiversityInc CEO Testifies Before House of Representatives; Committee on Financial Services Introduces ‘Diversity Data Accountability Act’
The United States House Committee on Financial Services held a hearing on Thursday, March 18 titled, “By the Numbers: How Diversity Data Can Measure Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.” During the Subcommittee on Diversity…
Women of Color and Their Challenges With Navigating Office Politics
Imagine you are a newly hired employee in an organization going about your normal day at work. You ask what you believe is a simple question to the wrong person, which turns out to be…
Fireside Chat With KeyBank’s Chris Gorman on What Talent Readiness Looks Like in 2020
During DiversityInc’s Top 50: Leadership Accountability event on Nov. 4, DiversityInc CEO Carolynn Johnson led a fireside chat with Keybank Chairman, CEO and President, Chris Gorman on the subject of talent readiness in the corporate…
Fireside Chat with EY’S Kelly Grier: Unapologetic Leadership
During DiversityInc’s Top 50: Leadership Accountability event on Nov. 4, DiversityInc CEO Carolynn Johnson led a fireside chat with EY’s U.S. chair and managing partner and Americas managing partner Kelly Grier about how to be…
What Leaders Can Learn from Wells Fargo CEO’s Recent Comments About a Lack of Black Talent
Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf came under scrutiny after Reuters broke the news of him making racist comments in a Zoom call with staff. Some Black employees on the call told the news outlet they…