Focus on DEI Program Objectives over the Acronym

Remember, the overarching goal of DEI in the workplace is to manage and mitigate risks by:

• Prohibiting discrimination

• Fostering respect for the individual

• Maintaining high morale among employees

• Creating safe spaces for expressing concerns

• Promoting fairness in policies and procedures

• Eliminating structural barriers to fair outcomes

• Encouraging work-life balance and mental wellness

• Ensuring all stakeholders feel valued and welcomed

All of the above are consistent with existing employment laws. Therefore, all of the above are lawful objectives of DEI. Don't lose focus of the objectives!

There’s a basic premise of interest-based negotiations required for advancing DEI objectives amidst the backlash. If you achieve stakeholder alignment on the objectives of DEI but cannot move the needle on nomenclature, do not undermine a win-win by putting your position on the acronym above your interest in the objectives - massaging the messaging by dropping the acronym is not a deal buster.

At TULIP, we have a distinct Integrative Negotiations service offering that we integrate into our DEI Analytics & Reporting deliverables --- it’s a value-add benefit you receive when working with TULIP Advisory Professionals LLC. Giving up the acronym to progress the purpose is a win for respecting differences, fostering fairness and impartiality and welcoming all to participate in spite of differences - how you brand it, if you accomplish the purpose, becomes immaterial. it’s not compromise - it’s wise.

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