#305 Your D&I Strategy is a PR Stunt: Here’s how to fix it

About this episode

In this episode, Leyla Okhai discusses the effectiveness of diversity strategies and questions whether they are genuine efforts or merely PR stunts.

Welcome to the 305th episode of the award-winning Diverse Minds podcast! In this episode, I'm tackling diversity disconnect and asking a controversial question: do we actually need diversity strategies, or are they just performative PR stunts?

People in this episode

Host: Leyla Okhai

Topics covered

• diversity
• D&I strategy
• performative actions
• business ethics
• social responsibility

Keywords

• diversity disconnect
• D&I strategy
• PR stunts
• business
• education

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