The definition of diversity is a key question for leaders

Monitor but don't micromanage your team | Where does GE go from here? | Tips for streamlining, improving meetings Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( February 1, 2018 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Google+]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [FORWARD]( [] Leading Edge [] [The definition of diversity is a key question for leaders]( New definitions of workplace diversity include age, personality and experience, but the historical definitions must take precedence, writes Dana Theus. "In redefining what a diverse workplace looks like, I worry that it will give the leaders who've made the least progress, and who are unwilling to be introspective, an excuse not to take unconscious bias and workplace discrimination head-on," she writes. 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