Diversity + Management = Performance

#003: The TED Talk I Never Gave: How Diversity Management Is Vastly Different from Diversity & Inclusion


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In this episode, Dr. Rodgers, President of The Diversity Coach, discusses the major differences between the field of study of Diversity & Inclusion and the emerging discipline of Diversity Management.


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1:00 Dr. Rodgers’ purpose behind this podcast

1:45 The Story behind Dr. Rodgers’ invitation for a TEDTalk and why he didn’t give it

2:00 The key differences between Diversity Management and Diversity & Inclusion

4:50 Diversity Management is a strategy and a capability; D&I is an practice.

5:45 Diversity Management’s intent is to improve business performance.

6:15 Diversity is a social issue; Diversity Management is a business issue.

7:20 D&I poses artificial fixes; Diversity Management is a natural business process.

8:15 D&I is a field of study; Diversity Management is an emerging discipline.

9:30 Diversity produces better reputation; Diversity Management produces better results.

10:00 Diversity has a different focus per company; Diversity Management is the same everywhere.

12:00 Looking good vs being good with Diversity

13:45 Nietzsche Quote “…forgetting what we were trying to do in the first place.”

14:45 “Doors that never yield to entreaty will yield to necessity.”

15:30 Why it’s hard to get traction with Diversity Management for business performance

15:50 How Dr. Scott Page’s research on Diversity lends credibility to Diversity Management

18:00 A Quick Review of Different Productivity Movements

18:30 Diversity Management’s brief history reel and its importance today 

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Diversity + Management = PerformanceBy James Rodgers