--- title: Next Generation Leadership Blog | DEI (3) description: DEI | At DJA, we are committed to help our clients become the best and most inclusive versions of themselves. We want to help you change the world. 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It’s difficult to know where it begins and ends, and what must be present to yield the desired results. Below is an un-checklist of what I consider to be essential ingredients for getting EDI right. None of them can be turned into a “check the box” activity or program, but each is necessary. 1. Philosophy We... [Continue Reading \>\>](https://blog.deettajones.com/getting-edi-right-the-10-ps-you-must-know) ## [The 3 Big Rocks of Your EDI Effort](https://blog.deettajones.com/3-big-rocks-of-your-edi-effort) [EDI](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/edi), [equity](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/equity), [diversity](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/diversity), [inclusion](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/inclusion), [DEI](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/dei), [Impact](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/impact), [SDG](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/sdg), [Big Rocks](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/big-rocks), [ESG](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/esg), [EDI communications](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/edi-communications) [![The 3 Big Rocks of Your EDI Effort](https://blog.deettajones.com/hubfs/20230114_Blog%20Batch%201-07.jpg)](https://blog.deettajones.com/3-big-rocks-of-your-edi-effort) Simply put, your Big Rocks are your priorities. They are your mission-critical objectives, often focused on accomplishments within a given year. Establishing the 3 Big Rocks related to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in your organization will position you for clarity of commitment, efficient resource allocation and maximum impact. Rock 1: Lay a Solid Foundation EDI in most organizations has been... [Continue Reading \>\>](https://blog.deettajones.com/3-big-rocks-of-your-edi-effort) ## [6 Reasons Your EDI Measurement is Impossible](https://blog.deettajones.com/6-reasons-your-edi-measurement-is-impossible) [inclusive leadership](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/inclusive-leadership), [EDI](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/edi), [DEI](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/dei), [Measurement](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/measurement), [Impact](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/impact), [Meaningful Measures](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/meaningful-measures), [Assessment](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/assessment), [Inclusive Managers](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/inclusive-managers) [![6 Reasons Your EDI Measurement is Impossible](https://blog.deettajones.com/hubfs/20230114_Blog%20Batch%201-04.jpg)](https://blog.deettajones.com/6-reasons-your-edi-measurement-is-impossible) The spotlight that EDI has received at this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos reinforces something many of us already know: it is a priority issue that is top of mind for leaders across industries and the globe. Consistently highlighted is the need for investing and acting beyond surface-level programming–beginning with a “nuanced understanding of root causes”, according to the Lighthouse... [Continue Reading \>\>](https://blog.deettajones.com/6-reasons-your-edi-measurement-is-impossible) ## [Are Your EDI Efforts Motivated By Fear or By Love?](https://blog.deettajones.com/are-your-edi-efforts-motivated-by-fear-or-by-love) [inclusive leadership](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/inclusive-leadership), [EDI](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/edi), [equity](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/equity), [diversity](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/diversity), [inclusion](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/inclusion), [inclusive values](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/inclusive-values), [Inclusive Management](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/inclusive-management), [DEI](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/dei), [Senge](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/senge), [Leadwithlove](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/leadwithlove), [Martin Luther King](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/martin-luther-king) [![Are Your EDI Efforts Motivated By Fear or By Love?](https://blog.deettajones.com/hubfs/20230114_Blog%20Batch%201-01-2.jpg)](https://blog.deettajones.com/are-your-edi-efforts-motivated-by-fear-or-by-love) Earlier this week, I had the honor of delivering a keynote presentation at the MLK Day Celebration in Parkland, Florida. Parkland is the community I called home during my first three years in Florida before moving to Miami where I now live. Watch the video to hear the speech that I delivered (mostly). [Continue Reading \>\>](https://blog.deettajones.com/are-your-edi-efforts-motivated-by-fear-or-by-love) ## [What Do You Mean by “EDI Contemporary Best Practice”?](https://blog.deettajones.com/what-do-you-mean-by-edi-contemporary-best-practice) [leadership management](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/leadership-management), [inclusive leadership](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/inclusive-leadership), [EDI](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/edi), [equity](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/equity), [diversity](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/diversity), [inclusion](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/inclusion), [leadership](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/leadership), [Inclusive Management](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/inclusive-management), [DEI](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/dei) [![What Do You Mean by “EDI Contemporary Best Practice”?](https://blog.deettajones.com/hubfs/What%20do%20you%20mean%20by%20EDI%20Contemporary%20Best%20Practices%20-%20All%20Cap-01.jpg)](https://blog.deettajones.com/what-do-you-mean-by-edi-contemporary-best-practice) I have been in the field of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) before there was such a thing. My career began in the 90’s, just as diversity training was really taking off, and then center stage came the backlash against Affirmative Action. As a new field but with a piecemeal approach to its evolution, EDI it’s still coming into its own. A good number of people in the field today fall into one... [Continue Reading \>\>](https://blog.deettajones.com/what-do-you-mean-by-edi-contemporary-best-practice) [1](https://blog.deettajones.com) [2](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/dei/page/2) [3](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/dei/page/3) #### Subscribe to the Blog #### About Us DeEtta Jones & Associates (DJA) guides leaders and organizations on a journey that builds capacity, strengthens innovation, and increases organizational performance by creating a more equitable, diverse, and inclusive environment. 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