LeadershipHQ Magazine June 2015 2nd Edition | Page 26

THE PATHWAY TO TALENT NEUTRALITY
Mike Beeley, CEO Reagent
Like many well-meaning phrases, acronyms and words that
have entered the HR vernacular over the years, Diversity may
have fallen victim of overuse, misuse and abuse.

The following chart shows the key steps on this pathway from
Diversity to Inclusion:
1. ACHIEVE GENDER REPRESENTATION

The sad fact is that, for many in Australia, Diversity has
become synonymous with workforce participation ratios of
females, and to a lesser extent how organisations meet their
legal and moral obligations around Indigenous employment.

2. MIX AGE AND ETHNICITY
3. INCLUDE GLBT AND DISABILITIES

Most people agree though that Diversity goes far beyond
numbers, and in fact quotas can often shift the problem
of alienation and exclusion from one demographic to
another. There is no e \