Is Equity Leaving the Building?

A podcast about SHRM's new proposal for diversity training in the workplace

This week, we discuss big news from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)—their decision to focus on diversity and inclusion but not to talk about equity.

We Mode/Switchers—David, LaShone, Ken, Emily, and I—are not on the same page on this one.

• Some are willing to ask whether this move to keep equity off the label but in the ingredients might be effective in workplace training.

• Others are critical: erasing the word equity will diminish the value of justice in the workplace.

If you’re anxious about how the larger American political situation shapes workplace life, or if you’re just curious about why equity has become such a flashpoint today, you should join this conversation!

Reply to this email with your own take on the role of equity in workplace structures and HR policy. Or you can send a note to themodeswitch@gmail.com.

We’re also trying a new feature this week: Spell It Out! We take a workplace trend and tease out its meanings and implications in organizational culture. This week we’re spelling out “employer wellness.”

-craig