Lily Zheng is a sought-after diversity, equity, and inclusion speaker, strategist, and organizational consultant who specializes in hands-on systemic change to turn positive Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion intentions into positive DEI outcomes for workplaces.

Lily has been featured in and writes for media outlets including the New York Times, NPR, Harvard Business Review, Quartz at Work, and HR Executive. They are the co-author of the book Gender Ambiguity in the Workplace and of a second book, The Ethical Sellout. They are also the author of, DEI Deconstructed: Your No-Nonsense Guide to Doing the Work and Doing It Right.

They talk about why DEI initiatives often don’t work. And we’ll discuss what leaders can do when employees push back on DEI initiatives and when they claim that it is reverse discrimination.

Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.

Mixing: Kelly Minnis