Future of Work Alliance: DEI Helps Create a Meritocratic Workplace

When executed properly, DEI programming and practices create more humanized and effective workplaces for all who work in them.

I have never understood nor have I accepted the well organized campaigns to quash Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion or DEI.

For me, DEI provides company and organizational leaders ways and means to effect a more meritocratic workplace where everyone, from entry-level to senior level career professionals, may succeed.

DEI is not intended to be a way to provide perks to a selected few. When executed properly, DEI programming and practices create more humanized and effective workplaces for all who work in them.

All.

In the global circle of modern work advocates in which I operate, making work a wonderful part of the day doing other wonderful things is the work fit that we all strive to support.

And DEI is an important framework for all to achieve their work fit.

The Future of Work Alliance's founder, Denise Brouder, is featured in Mia Tran's excellent article on FlexOS. In the piece, Denise supports the Alliance's first published white paper, Building a Humanized and Just Future of Work: DEI Reimagined.

Our best days lie ahead.

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I’m Dan Smolen. As host and executive producer of WHAT'S YOUR WORK FIT? I help you make your work and workplace decisions result in better and more satisfying professional experiences and outcomes. I am also a Founding Member of The Future of Work Alliance.