Roundtable: L&D's DEIB Opportunity

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) is receiving more attention and investment than ever before—for good reason, we think. The COVID-19 pandemic and the social justice movements of the past 2 years have highlighted the disparities in how different groups of people experience the workplace. Orgs are starting to do more to fix these inequities. 

As orgs invest more in DEIB, we see an opportunity for L&D functions to do the same. There’s a lot of—mostly untapped—potential for L&D functions to influence the DEIB cultures of their orgs.  

In our experience thus far, however, L&D functions continue to focus on their historical DEIB comfort zone: DEIB training (which, research shows, doesn’t work).  

We think L&D functions need to think more deeply and expansively about the impact they can have on DEIB. That’s why we’re convening a roundtable to discuss: 

What are the most impactful things L&D functions can do to help build a strong DEIB culture in their orgs? 

In this roundtable, we will review the findings of our lit review and engage in a candid conversation about what L&D functions are doing—and what changes they might be able to make—to more effectively influence the DEIB cultures in their orgs.