Yes, DEI is under siege but the field is not going anywhere. The idea that organizations will stop identifying their barriers to inclusion and workplace equity is absurd. Basic, fundamental human resource management – sourcing, recruiting, upward mobility – who is leaving, who is staying, stay interviews, exit interviews – this DEI work is here for good.

Interview with Mauricio Velasquez, president and founder of Diversity Training Group, from Herndon, VA, USA.

Having worked in the field nearly 29 years now and as President, CEO, of DTG for nearly 25 years, I have confronted these myths over and over and I am constantly debunking them.

These are proven practices executed in hundreds of organizations with tens of thousands of workshop participants over the past 25 years of my career.

I think it is time, overdue really, for more conversation and deliberation about Diversity Worst Practices.

This fundamental concept is one of the core principles of my work and integral to DTG’s approach to dealing with diversity issues in the workplace and marketplace.