Is DEI Dead? Maybe. Rethinking the Strategic Value of Inclusion
DEI has been buried under layers of buzzwords and backlash. This keynote strips away the fluff to focus on the essential: how we work better and smarter together.
From Checkboxes to Core Performance
DEI has been buried under buzzwords, backlash, and performative checklists. But when it's all stripped back, it remains about something simple and essential: how we work well together.
In this keynote, Roy Gluckman unpacks what DEI really means in a world that is questioning its relevance. The session focuses on how identity, bias, and learned behaviours shape performance, and offers practical, real-world strategies to build stronger teams. This talk helps leaders cut through the noise and see DEI for what it truly is, a powerful framework for improving collaboration, team effectiveness, and culture.
Senior Leadership Teams and People Managers
HR, DEI Committees and Organisational Effectiveness Practitioners
Org-wide
Three Key Audience Takeaways
Understand why DEI is being critiqued and why this process is necessary to strip away the fluff and get back to the essence of what DEI is truly meant to achieve.
Addressing the Critique
Linking Identity to Performance
Uncover the powerful and often misunderstood link between identity, bias, and measurable team performance, proving the strategic value of inclusion.
Walk away with practical, real-world strategies for building demonstrably stronger and more collaborative teams using a clear and effective DEI lens.
Building Stronger Teams
This session can be delivered as a powerful keynote, an interactive leadership session, or a focused masterclass, depending on your needs:
Keynote: 45 - 60 minutes
Masterclass: 90 - 120 minutes
Training Workshop: 2+ hours
Delivery: Available both virtually and in-person.
