Organizational Preparation for a New Era of Human Development

Myths and Preconceptions

 

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Work is about authenticity. It is not about tolerance. It is not about being politically correct. It is not about making things look good to satisfy government regulations. It is not about “fixing” whites, males, strength guts, gays, or anyone else. And it is not about superimposing one group’s agenda on another’s.

 

DE&I work is about building authentic relationships; about working together; about recognizing what is the same, and valuing what is different. It is about engaging in learning about ourselves by learning about others. It is about inclusion; about reaping the creativity that comes from diverse backgrounds.

 

And lastly, it is about unleashing the energy, creativity and joy that lies hidden behind self-limiting walls of fear.

 

Holland and Associates, LLC helps organizations eliminate myths and preconceived notions about other people based upon race and other biases to include color, ethnic origin, gender or sexual orientation. Our DE&I models are the basis for the work of other DE&I consultants.

 

We have developed journey models that guide individuals from behaviors that promote dominance and subordinance to new ways of relating that make each person powerful and whole.

 

We are the creators of ———-, a basis for understanding behavior in truly democratic groups and organizational structures.