The GLOBE Project is a unique large-scale study of cultural practices, leadership ideals, and generalized and interpersonal trust in 150 countries in collaboration with nearly 500 researchers. Use this tool to help you create your multicultural and global DEI hiring and retention strategy. Click here to learn more.

The Harvard Business Review article, "Why Diversity Programs Fail" by Frank Dobbin and Alexandra Kalev, reveals that traditional diversity programs in organizations are ineffective and can even exacerbate biases. Analyzing data from 829 firms over three decades, the authors argue that standard methods like diversity training, hiring tests, and grievance procedures fail because they focus on controlling behavior, which often triggers resistance. Instead, they suggest strategies that engage managers and employees more organically, such as diversity committees and mentoring programs. These approaches, unlike one-time training sessions, promote sustained interaction and learning, leading to more genuine and lasting change in workplace diversity​​​

https://hbr.org/2016/07/why-diversity-programs-fail

This "On Point" episode critically examines the effectiveness of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training in organizations. Featuring experts like Frank Dobbin, Robert Livingston, and Chloé Valdary, the discussion highlights the limitations of traditional DEI programs, which often inadvertently foster bias and segregation. Valdary's approach, emphasizing agape love and treating people as individuals rather than political abstractions, proposes a transformative method focusing on long-term practices and multi-year partnerships. The program suggests that effective DEI training requires more than one-off sessions, advocating for sustained practice and integrating principles of respect and understanding into organizational culture.

https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2023/01/24/rethinking-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-training

This report by Jack J. Phillips and Patti P. Phillips identifies eleven key reasons why training and development programs often fail in organizations. These include lack of alignment with business needs, failure to recognize non-training solutions, lack of specific direction and focus, excessive costs, treating training as an isolated event, lack of participant accountability, inadequate management support, failure to prepare the environment for skill transfer, inability to isolate the effects of training, lack of executive commitment and involvement, and failure to provide feedback and use results information. Addressing these issues is crucial for the success and ROI of training programs.

https://roiinstitute.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Eleven-Reasons-Why-Training-and-Development-Fails.pdf

The Canary Code is a groundbreaking guide to creating inclusive, win-win workplaces. It addresses the barriers faced by neurodivergent and marginalized communities, which ultimately harm everyone. The book offers a holistic, intersectional approach to organizational talent practices, centering diverse voices and providing a "lead from where you are" framework for change-making. It combines lived experience, academic rigor, and accessible writing to support various readers.

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