Six strategies to navigate charged DE&I discussions
Explore key techniques to keep DE&I dialogue constructive in hostile settings, including asking questions, reframing language, and knowing when to exit....

July 24, 2026 • by Robert Vilkelis in Equity, inclusion and diversity • 9 min read
If your metrics don’t distinguish between the “D” and the “I” in DE&I, your efforts to become more inclusive will likely fail. Here’s how to use your existing data to get inclusion...
Continue readingJune 3, 2026 • by Vanina Farber in Equity, inclusion and diversity • 3 min read
Explore key techniques to keep DE&I dialogue constructive in hostile settings, including asking questions, reframing language, and knowing when to exit....
June 1, 2026 • by Luca Condosta in Equity, inclusion and diversity • 10 min read
In an era of political polarization, organizations can no longer afford to engage in 'performative' inclusion. Luca Condosta offers four essential ways to build strategic cohesion to avoid virtue signaling and drive...
October 24, 2025 • by Luca Condosta, Alexander Fleischmann in Equity, inclusion and diversity • 8 min read
Companies gain performance advantages through LGBTQ+ inclusion, yet nearly nine in 10 Swiss firms lag. Here’s how leaders can close the gap....
October 21, 2025 • by Vanina Farber in Equity, inclusion and diversity • 9 min read
When talk of diversity triggers backlash, leaders face a paradox: how to advance inclusion goals while choosing language that keeps dialogue alive in hostile environments....
October 16, 2025 • by Kiran Bedi in Equity, inclusion and diversity • 6 min read
Drawing on her trailblazing career in public service, Kiran Bedi, the first woman to join the officer ranks of the Indian Police Service, shows how fearless leadership is built not on authority...
July 24, 2025 • by Jennifer Jordan in Equity, inclusion and diversity • 7 min read
The number of women on boards is rising. So too is the backlash....
June 27, 2025 • by Alexander Fleischmann in Equity, inclusion and diversity • 9 min read
In an interactive online panel organized by IMD and IMD's Inclusive Leadership Alumni Community, business leaders from various industries shared strategies for maintaining authentic LGBTQ+ inclusion in order to create inclusive, resilient...
June 11, 2025 • by Karen Lee Ashcraft, Sara Louise Muhr in Equity, inclusion and diversity • 12 min read
As global destabilization and uncertainty accelerate breakdowns across systems, the true test of leadership lies not in control but in collective care. Welcome to the age of ethical interdependence. ...
May 8, 2025 • by Silke Mischke in Equity, inclusion and diversity • 7 min read
30 years on from the Beijing declaration on gender equality, women’s rights have made great strides around the world, but, asks IMD's Silke Mischke, how can we pick up the pace?...
April 24, 2025 • by David Bach in Equity, inclusion and diversity • 10 min read
Business schools have a responsibility to develop leaders who can navigate complexity without compromising on values. As corporations pull back from DE&I commitments under political pressure, David Bach argues that now is...
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