Why Diversity Matters - Dr. Katherine Phillips

We can learn and innovate more effectively – and understand the value of diversity – by making small changes in ourselves. This speech took place t the Purpose Built Communities Annual Conference on October 3, 2017 in Omaha, NE.

Speaker:

Dr. Katherine Phillips, Paul Calello Professor of Leadership and Ethics, Columbia Business School, Columbia University

[raymondl.strong]

Amazing how everything has a divine time... -RLS

[usapatriotpeace]

KSA or DIE.
If you’re a government worker or a veteran that has applied for a government job your qualifications are based upon KSA = Knowledge, Skills, Ability.

DIE = Diversity, Inclusion, Equity (Equity is not the same as Equality) does nothing to prove an individual’s Knowledge, Skills and Ability to do the job.

If a company feels compelled to add a DIE hiring manager or change their company logo to rainbow colors to pander to the LGBTQ group or DIE group, it’s perceived as patronizing and thus that company may have had prior discriminatory hiring practices.

Bottom line…any public or private company that discriminates against a person’s race, religion, sexual orientation, political affiliation, economic status, veteran status or disability is in violation of State and Federal employment laws. KSA or DIE. Teach your children well.

[michaelliu]

Very informative, great. Similar speech with "talk Columbia". Just did not touching the real issue. Diversity is important, undeniable. But how do we achieve it? DEI should not be used to favor ONLY certain group of people. For example: SAT 1590 students being denied from Brown University. But SAT 1490 students were accepted because of the skin color. This is not DEI, this is racist.

[akshayparab]

very interesting information on Diversity and its importance

[zapre]

Erm..because frauds like this women make a living off it ?