--- title: Next Generation Leadership Blog | EDI description: EDI | 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. --- [![NEW DJA logo](https://blog.deettajones.com/hs-fs/hubfs/f098b2db-9a1e-4efb-9509-53fa66205bbb%20(4).png?width=200&height=42&name=f098b2db-9a1e-4efb-9509-53fa66205bbb%20(4).png "NEW DJA logo")](https://deettajones.com/) - About - [About DeEtta Jones](https://www.deettajones.com/about-deetta-jones) - [Meet the Team](https://www.deettajones.com/deetta-jones-dei-team) - [Privacy Policy](https://www.deettajones.com/privacy) - Solutions - [Calendar](https://www.deettajones.com/upcoming-training-development-programs#course_calender) - [CultureRoad®](https://cultureroad.com/) - [Speaking](https://www.deettajones.com/deetta-jones-speaker) - Resources - [Blog](https://blog.deettajones.com) - [CultureRoad® Podcast](https://podcast.cultureroad.com/) - [Resource Hub](https://www.deettajones.com/resource-hub) - [Contact](https://info.deettajones.com/contact) - [Login](https://learn.cultureroad.com/#/login) # Next Generation Leadership ## [Privilege: The Invisible Force that Rules the World](https://blog.deettajones.com/privilege-the-invisible-force-that-rules-the-world) [inclusive leadership](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/inclusive-leadership), [EDI](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/edi), [reflection](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/reflection), [perception](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/perception), [inclusivity](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/inclusivity), [inclusive values](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/inclusive-values), [Impact](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/impact), [values](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/values), [transformation](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/transformation), [culturechange](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/culturechange), [global leadership](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/global-leadership), [SafeSpace](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/safespace) [![Privilege: The Invisible Force that Rules the World](https://blog.deettajones.com/hubfs/privilege%20blog%20header-1.png)](https://blog.deettajones.com/privilege-the-invisible-force-that-rules-the-world) In the middle of a cold front sweeping across much of the U.S., I welcome a warm morning breeze, wearing a lovely linen robe Michael bought for me at a pop-up stand on the beach, reading glasses from a trip to Tokyo, and sipping coffee brought to us by friends from Colombia. My life is busy and hectic, but free from worries about where my next meal will come from, whether or not I can afford to... [Continue Reading \>\>](https://blog.deettajones.com/privilege-the-invisible-force-that-rules-the-world) ## [We Are the Stories We Tell](https://blog.deettajones.com/we-are-the-stories-we-tell) [EDI](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/edi), [identity](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/identity), [DEI](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/dei), [values](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/values), [Antiracism](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/antiracism), [JonathanHaidt](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/jonathanhaidt) [![We Are the Stories We Tell](https://blog.deettajones.com/hubfs/Templates%20-%20Blog%20Post%20header%20(DJA)-1.png)](https://blog.deettajones.com/we-are-the-stories-we-tell) For the life of me, I couldn’t find that damn tooth. Where could it have gone? The mob descended on us, on him, exactly where I was standing. I can’t believe I lost his tooth. It’s always felt like my fault. I’m clearly too Black to be with a white guy. Don’t you know your place, your lane? I’m clearly too white, with my blond-haired, blue-eyed mom and dad who marries white women. You talk like... [Continue Reading \>\>](https://blog.deettajones.com/we-are-the-stories-we-tell) ## [Holiday Love from DJA](https://blog.deettajones.com/holiday-love-from-dja) [inclusive leadership](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/inclusive-leadership), [EDI](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/edi), [leadership](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/leadership), [DEI](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/dei), [organizational culture](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/organizational-culture) [![Holiday Love from DJA](https://blog.deettajones.com/hubfs/Templates%20-%20Blog%20Post%20header.png)](https://blog.deettajones.com/holiday-love-from-dja) I wasn’t raised celebrating holidays but fell in love with them as an adult. Growing up as a Jehovah’s Witness allowed such mixed blessings in my childhood. I was enveloped by the religion’s most earnest expressions of brotherly love. Worldly pursuits are unimportant to Witnesses; therefore, everyone around me was either poor or living modestly while abundant in faith, love, and generosity. My... [Continue Reading \>\>](https://blog.deettajones.com/holiday-love-from-dja) ## [Building a Culture of Transparency: Enhancing Communication in Organizations](https://blog.deettajones.com/building-a-culture-of-transparency) [inclusive leadership](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/inclusive-leadership), [transparency](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/transparency), [EDI](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/edi), [leadership](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/leadership), [DEI](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/dei), [Inclusive Managers](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/inclusive-managers), [organizational culture](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/organizational-culture), [IMT](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/imt) [![Building a Culture of Transparency: Enhancing Communication in Organizations](https://blog.deettajones.com/hubfs/Blog%20Post%20header.png)](https://blog.deettajones.com/building-a-culture-of-transparency) Only 13% of employees feel that their leaders are transparent in their communication. Organizations with transparent communication have 47% higher employee engagement. Only 17% of employees believe their organizations are transparent about decision-making processes. Are any of these statistics startling to you? Transparency is one of the most used words and requested acts by employees... [Continue Reading \>\>](https://blog.deettajones.com/building-a-culture-of-transparency) ## [Hatred is Not the Opposite of Apathy; It's Empathy](https://blog.deettajones.com/hatred-is-not-the-opposite-of-apathy) [inclusive leadership](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/inclusive-leadership), [EDI](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/edi), [leadership](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/leadership), [inclusive values](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/inclusive-values), [DEI](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/dei), [Inclusive Managers](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/inclusive-managers), [Gaza](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/gaza), [ConstructivistListening](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/constructivistlistening) [![Hatred is Not the Opposite of Apathy; It's Empathy](https://blog.deettajones.com/hubfs/Final%20Blog%20Post%20Hatred%20is%20Not%20the%20Opposite%20of%20Apathy%20(600%20x%20200%20px)-2.png)](https://blog.deettajones.com/hatred-is-not-the-opposite-of-apathy) New York Times International Edition, November 11, headline reads Business leaders tread lightly on Gaza war. It goes on to explain why it is so difficult for leaders to comment on the lack of knowledge about the history of the conflict, the inability to point to one, and only one, clear victim, fear of appearing either antisemitic or Islamophobic, and concern about negative financial... [Continue Reading \>\>](https://blog.deettajones.com/hatred-is-not-the-opposite-of-apathy) ## [Screaming in the Streets and Deafening Silence at Work](https://blog.deettajones.com/screaming-in-the-streets) [inclusive leadership](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/inclusive-leadership), [EDI](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/edi), [leadership](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/leadership), [inclusive values](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/inclusive-values), [DEI](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/dei), [Leadwithlove](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/leadwithlove), [Inclusive Managers](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/inclusive-managers), [MiddleEast](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/middleeast), [CulturalCompetence](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/culturalcompetence) [![Screaming in the Streets and Deafening Silence at Work](https://blog.deettajones.com/hubfs/Blog%20Screaming%20in%20the%20Streets%20and%20Deafening%20Silence%20At%20Work-1.png)](https://blog.deettajones.com/screaming-in-the-streets) I have such mixed feelings about being a “DEI practitioner.” The label is too small, too narrow for our work. These three letters are consistently misunderstood, undervalued, and often lack alignment with real strategic impact on organizations. People with real power to make ongoing investments view the work of inclusion as “optional,” lacking a clean and immediate “ROI,” and “in addition to our... [Continue Reading \>\>](https://blog.deettajones.com/screaming-in-the-streets) ## [There's No Way Around, Only Through](https://blog.deettajones.com/commitment-to-anti-oppression) [EDI](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/edi), [DEI](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/dei), [MiddleEast](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/middleeast), [Gaza](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/gaza), [Palestine](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/palestine), [Antioppression](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/antioppression), [CulturalCompetence](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/culturalcompetence) [![There's No Way Around, Only Through](https://blog.deettajones.com/hubfs/Blog%20Post%20(2).png)](https://blog.deettajones.com/commitment-to-anti-oppression) On Saturday, October 7, Israel was attacked by Hamas. Since then, many have been glued to every sort of media, watching the narratives unfold. Bombings, death, tears, outrage, protests–a conflict that is distantly familiar to some, while frighteningly close to others. And this is a conflict deeply felt and genuinely steeped in complexity. Some of us have strongly held viewpoints while others... [Continue Reading \>\>](https://blog.deettajones.com/commitment-to-anti-oppression) ## [Advice for Those of Us with Privilege](https://blog.deettajones.com/for-those-of-us-with-privilege) [EDI](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/edi), [leadership](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/leadership), [inclusivity](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/inclusivity), [DEI](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/dei), [CultureRoad](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/cultureroad), [organizational culture](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/organizational-culture), [global leadership](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/global-leadership), [Facilitation](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/facilitation), [Antiracism](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/antiracism) By Molly McInerney We all have periods in our lives when we tell ourselves that if we just get through the next week, the... [Continue Reading \>\>](https://blog.deettajones.com/for-those-of-us-with-privilege) ## [What Can We Learn About Cultural Transformation from Barbie? 👀](https://blog.deettajones.com/what-can-we-learn-from-barbie) [EDI](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/edi), [leadership](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/leadership), [inclusive environment](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/inclusive-environment), [inclusivity](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/inclusivity), [DEI](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/dei), [organizational culture](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/organizational-culture), [Barbie](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/barbie), [culturechange](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/culturechange), [global leadership](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/global-leadership), [Mattel](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/mattel) [![What Can We Learn About Cultural Transformation from Barbie? 👀](https://blog.deettajones.com/hubfs/Barbie%20email.png)](https://blog.deettajones.com/what-can-we-learn-from-barbie) The entire world is going through cultural transformation. Nothing is outside of the reach of these shifts — from centering environmental and social sustainability, large-scale cries for justice and systems-level disruption, to the major political clashes and swings happening within the United States, Colombia, and other countries. If the whole world is subject to this transformation, then so... [Continue Reading \>\>](https://blog.deettajones.com/what-can-we-learn-from-barbie) ## [EDI Leadership is Far From Gone. In Fact, It’s Getting Better. 💪🏾](https://blog.deettajones.com/edi-leadership-is-far-from-gone) [EDI](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/edi), [leadership](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/leadership), [inclusivity](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/inclusivity), [DEI](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/dei), [Impact](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/impact), [organizational culture](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/organizational-culture), [values](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/values), [ColorComm](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/colorcomm), [BET](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/bet), [DeltaAirlines](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/deltaairlines), [Mcdonalds](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/mcdonalds), [Edelman](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/edelman), [NBCUniversal](https://blog.deettajones.com/tag/nbcuniversal) [![EDI Leadership is Far From Gone. In Fact, It’s Getting Better. 💪🏾](https://blog.deettajones.com/hubfs/EDI%20Leadership%20Blog.png)](https://blog.deettajones.com/edi-leadership-is-far-from-gone) Last week I attended ColorComm, a conference for women of color in communications. It was hosted in the glamorous Ritz Carlton in Key Biscayne, FL. I was surrounded by breathtaking women from a variety of communications-related roles and representing organizations from McDonald’s and BET to Edelman and elected officials (can’t imagine being an elected official in Florida right now!). Presidents, ... 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