Chapter 1
What is ‘starting out’?
Change is the only constant.
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In this chapter we consider the questions you could ask when starting out. We introduce a framework to help you think about where you are on your D&I journey as well as explain how we use some of the D&I terminology.
Starting out
Creating change is not easy and it is the one aspect in business that can create a level of emotion that is seldom seen in the workplace. Many D&I programmes, although positioned as attempting to change the culture and structures within organisations, actually have no change management principles wrapped around them. The majority of these programmes are focused on initiatives, a number of separate actions and deliverables ...
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