Reality check: Don’t get carried away by overhyped workplace trends
Live MintFrom a glance at 2024’s top business headlines, you’d think all companies were pushing return-to-office policies, embracing AI and banishing diversity, equity and inclusion programmes. Since ChatGPT burst onto the scene two years ago, we’ve seen endless speculation about what such technology could do and how workers might use it. But despite the backlash, many companies remain convinced that it is still important to do the core work associated with DEI programmes: recruit from the largest possible talent pool; assess workers accurately and fairly, without implicit bias; and foster an environment free of overt racial prejudice, gender hostility or sexual harassment. For example, rather than demanding every finalist pool contain at least one ‘diverse’ candidate, HR could insist that managers hire according to clear, objective, consistent criteria—including a concrete definition of “culture fit."
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