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D&I vs belonging at work

I am sure you are well aware of what D&I is, but I think it is important to make a clear distinction between this and belonging. Your Belonging Plan is going to look very different from the traditional D&I one.

D&I is frequently described using the saying, ‘Diversity is being invited to the party, inclusion is being asked to dance.’ But D&I doesn’t go far enough. What if I dance differently from others? What if I would prefer not to dance? What if I don’t like the way people dance here? What if I think we could be dancing in a different way? Can we change the music? And, actually, why are we ...

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