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Dec 2022
29m 42s

You’ve Made Some DEI Progress. Don’t Sto...

Harvard Business Review
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Over the past few years, organizations around the world have invested in diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives with varying results. But to achieve lasting change, they'll need to commit to that work for much longer, says Ella Washington, organizational psychologist and professor at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. Her research sh ... Show More
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