Diversity management (also known as DEI: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) is not just about tolerance or giving minorities such as the LGBTQ+ community access to privileges. It is a comprehensive approach that aims to shape work cultures in such a way that they are beneficial for all people. The aim is not only to reduce minority stress, but also to make the world of work more humane, productive and innovative. After all, diversity is not an end in itself - as the new McKinsey study from 2023 confirms: Diverse companies are more successful, more creative and more sustainable.
Diversity can act as a ‘painkiller’ by reducing the stress of historically marginalised groups, as depicted in the ‘wheel of diversity’ (according to Marilyn Loden; see also the ‘Diversity Charter’ initiative) (see below). But it's not just about ‘minorities’. Diversity serves everyone: Single parents, managers, people working from home. Diversity management therefore also focusses on the needs of people who belong to the majority. The aim is to create a working environment in which everyone can work authentically and with less stress, regardless of their personal situation.
I have more than five years of experience in diversity consulting and passionately support organisations in not only accepting diversity, but actively promoting it. My expertise stems from my professional work: as a consultant, I know the hardships of my queer clients and how they struggle through everyday working life when it still follows old patterns. I belong to the queer community myself, am neurodiverse (HSP / high sensitivity) and have had personal experiences with classism due to my social background as a ‘working-class child’. And as someone who has lived abroad, I have also had discriminatory experiences as ‘the other’. I therefore have a deep understanding of the challenges that come with minority experiences.
Diversity management doesn't just create better conditions for historically marginalised groups. It improves the work culture for everyone: work is rehumanised, which means that when a more inclusive environment is created, everyone, not just queer people, have the confidence to meet each other authentically.
— Tatjana Spähn, WWF Jugend Camps (Google review, Feb. 2023)
Wir hatten einen super tollen Workshop zum Thema Vielfalt beim WWF Deutschland für unsere Junior und Jugend Camps! Vielen Dank Patrick für die tolle Vorbereitung, Moderation und Begleitung! Wir freuen uns schon auf die nächsten Workshops mit dir!
Everything a bit homogeneous? Let´s get diverse!
Diversity management (also known as DEI: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) is not just about tolerance or giving minorities such as the LGBTQ+ community access to privileges. It is a comprehensive approach that aims to shape work cultures in such a way that they are beneficial for all people. The aim is not only to reduce minority stress, but also to make the world of work more humane, productive and innovative. After all, diversity is not an end in itself - as the new McKinsey study from 2023 confirms: Diverse companies are more successful, more creative and more sustainable.
Diversity can act as a ‘painkiller’ by reducing the stress of historically marginalised groups, as depicted in the ‘wheel of diversity’ (according to Marilyn Loden; see also the ‘Diversity Charter’ initiative) (see below). But it's not just about ‘minorities’. Diversity serves everyone: Single parents, managers, people working from home. Diversity management therefore also focusses on the needs of people who belong to the majority. The aim is to create a working environment in which everyone can work authentically and with less stress, regardless of their personal situation.
I have more than five years of experience in diversity consulting and passionately support organisations in not only accepting diversity, but actively promoting it. My expertise stems from my professional work: as a consultant, I know the hardships of my queer clients and how they struggle through everyday working life when it still follows old patterns. I belong to the queer community myself, am neurodiverse (HSP / high sensitivity) and have had personal experiences with classism due to my social background as a ‘working-class child’. And as someone who has lived abroad, I have also had discriminatory experiences as ‘the other’. I therefore have a deep understanding of the challenges that come with minority experiences.
Diversity management doesn't just create better conditions for historically marginalised groups. It improves the work culture for everyone: work is rehumanised, which means that when a more inclusive environment is created, everyone, not just queer people, have the confidence to meet each other authentically.
— Tatjana Spähn, WWF Jugend Camps (Google review, Feb. 2023)
Wir hatten einen super tollen Workshop zum Thema Vielfalt beim WWF Deutschland für unsere Junior und Jugend Camps! Vielen Dank Patrick für die tolle Vorbereitung, Moderation und Begleitung! Wir freuen uns schon auf die nächsten Workshops mit dir!
Everything a bit homogeneous? Let´s get diverse!