Why do you write on this topic? Because your pov is generally completely in consonance with so many of us, and your evidentiary amplification offers new places to drill in and study on our own. Why do you write on this topic? Because it is important and you make a he** of a lot of sense. BZ as usual!
Read that Economist article too. Not sure what the differences in training types is, but the one form found effective ("cultural inclusion training") was very effective, with high single to double digit effectiveness in producing more diverse management. It's also the most military (and business) focused by focusing on diversity as raising productivity. Agree, as usual, that we're flushing money and time on the other types.
"Yet some programmes worked well. Mr Dobbin and Ms Kalev found that cultural-inclusion training, with an emphasis on how managers could increase their teams’ productivity with a more varied crew, was linked with greater diversity among higher-ups later on. Targeted recruitment, mentor programmes, and cross-training between groups, were also found to help. "
We have become a nation ruled by bureaucrats who can never be fired and politicians slavering after votes. This combined group eternally addresses problems with great fervor, but never actually solves them. To solve a problem would mean that the problem and it associated budget and power would go away, and that can never be allowed to happen.
Most universities pay millions in salary to DEI/ESG commissars, who are now subsidized by taxpayers. I escaped a commissar grooming session in the 2000s: https://yuribezmenov.substack.com/p/how-to-groom-commissars
Why do you write on this topic? Because your pov is generally completely in consonance with so many of us, and your evidentiary amplification offers new places to drill in and study on our own. Why do you write on this topic? Because it is important and you make a he** of a lot of sense. BZ as usual!
Read that Economist article too. Not sure what the differences in training types is, but the one form found effective ("cultural inclusion training") was very effective, with high single to double digit effectiveness in producing more diverse management. It's also the most military (and business) focused by focusing on diversity as raising productivity. Agree, as usual, that we're flushing money and time on the other types.
Repost, first one posted 2x?
"Yet some programmes worked well. Mr Dobbin and Ms Kalev found that cultural-inclusion training, with an emphasis on how managers could increase their teams’ productivity with a more varied crew, was linked with greater diversity among higher-ups later on. Targeted recruitment, mentor programmes, and cross-training between groups, were also found to help. "
https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2022/08/25/workplace-diversity-programmes-often-fail-or-backfire
We have become a nation ruled by bureaucrats who can never be fired and politicians slavering after votes. This combined group eternally addresses problems with great fervor, but never actually solves them. To solve a problem would mean that the problem and it associated budget and power would go away, and that can never be allowed to happen.
Great essay