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A backlash may be developing against DEI initiatives in many organizations, but executives should not rein in their activities. Instead, they need to refocus them.

In a time of layoffs, here is how to stand apart and get ahead

New ATD book introduces a new science-based framework that can be used to maximize the likelihood of sustained individual learning in an organizational context, thus contributing to higher performance and better business results in the workplace

Janet Ahn, Jon Thompson, and Mary Slaughter, authors of Learning That CLICS: Using Behavioral Science for Effective Design, share some insights about the book and its model below.

Much of the work required to push toward these goals falls to DEI executives themselves. Without a change, executives say, their burnout could lead expensive diversity plans to fall short. For over four years, she’s worked on corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion as the CEO and cofounder of The Melanin Collective — but never in a climate like today’s. In the wake of the killing of George Floyd, her inbox has been flooded with requests from corporate and nonprofit leaders. They want change, and they want it fast. But at the same time, she felt many were not respecting her.