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📣 zxienin

Can you name a “truly” diverse company?


Companies, startups, organizations, non profits - each manage "diversity" to varying extent.

Is there really a truly diverse company, or even close? One that weighs color, gender, ethnicity a naught.

Since ~4yrs, I have markedly noticed serious attention on increased female presence, across the leadership, board and in general. (at least, amongst companies housed in western developed countries)

Yet, I find this shortsighted. For instance, in a global company operating in 50+ countries, with non trivial growth and revenues coming from US, EU and Asian markets - key leadership is always rooted in country of origin.

A German global company never lets power quorum go non-German. Leadership needed in a fast growth asian market? Send a German leader to China for 4 years, instead of hiring a local talent. 40% asian workforce? In 10 years, 0% representation in board, or even corporate executive leadership.


  👤 uberman Accepted Answer ✓
Part of the trick is that no matter what definition one picks for "diversity" it is sure to conflict with what many others think the term "should" mean

For example, many would argue that your definition (color, gender, ethnicity blind) would not be diversity at all.