Why the DEI Field is not a Profession

DEI was never a profession, it had no structural defence when the pressure came. Here I examine what went wrong. In this episode we cover: Why inclusion failed every test of professionalisation How occupational groups collapse under political pressure How to professionalise your own inclusion practice If you want to go further When we work with clients we gather evidence to serve one purpose: to support or undermine a claim, an assumption or a hypothesis. It stops you building work around u

If your inclusion work feels zero-sum to leadership, resistance is rational. Here I explain the economic test that eliminates it. In this episode we cover: How zero-sum thinking makes resistance rational Why Pareto improvements eliminate the inclusion objection How to test your interventions against the frontier If you want to go further When we work with clients we gather evidence to serve one purpose: to support or undermine a claim, an assumption or a hypothesis. It stops you building wo

Why should you care about inclusion? Here I explain how I approach this topic in the age of AI. In this episode we cover: Why people are tired of inclusion How we think about these issues Why you should make your own mind up If you want to go further When we work with clients we gather evidence to serve one purpose: to support or undermine a claim, an assumption or a hypothesis. It stops you building work around unexamined issues and keeps you grounded in evidence your colleagues trust. Her

If your professional advantage depends on skills AI can replicate, the compounding has stopped. Here I explain how AI broke the Matthew Effect. In this episode we cover: How scarcity drives the Matthew Effect Why repeatable expertise stopped compounding How to audit which skills still compound If you want to go further When we work with clients we gather evidence to serve one purpose: to support or undermine a claim, an assumption or a hypothesis. It stops you building work around unexamine

If you're worried about being replaced by AI. I think it's still possible to have a fulfilling career. Here I trace the career equation I've followed for 15 years. In this episode we cover: Why AI accelerates the rare skills principle How to spot skills losing their rarity How a 15-year career equation still works If you want to go further When we work with clients we gather evidence to serve one purpose: to support or undermine a claim, an assumption or a hypothesis. It stops you building

If you need research backed principles to make inclusion work, here I share 5 from my PhD tested in over a decade of client work. In this episode we cover: How group identity decides who gets ahead Why trust can't live in a policy document Why your colleagues edit themselves before they speak If you want to go further When we work with clients we gather evidence to serve one purpose: to support or undermine a claim, an assumption or a hypothesis. It stops you building work around unexamined