Welcome to Season 2

When all things are considered, is there any true progress being made with these three words in Corporate America?

Behind closed doors, there are scores of organizational conversations focused on what used to be called Diversity & Inclusion (D&I), but is now known as Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) in the U.S., even decades after the Civil Rights movement. Consultants hired, formal initiatives stood up, committees formed, all in the name of developing and meeting new firm DE&I goals.

But why is it that Corporate America in the year 2021 still needs to be reminded to be diverse?

Regarding Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Corporate America, will real, enduring change ever truly come?