An insider reveals the famed aviation company’s apparent change of heart.
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AreckoningisunderwayincorporateAmerica.AfterthedeathofGeorgeFloydin2020,itseemedthateveryFortune500companyhadlauncheda“diversity,equity,andinclusion”program.Butnow,fouryearslater,manycompaniesarequietlyacknowledgingthefailureoftheseinitiativesand,insomecases,windingthemdown.
Earlierthisyear,wereportedontheDEItroublesatBoeing,whichaninsiderdescribedinthisway:“DEIisthedropyouputinthebucket,andthewholebucketchanges.Itisanti-excellence,becauseitisill-defined,butitbecamepartoftheculture.”
Thatischanging.Earlierthismonth,Boeing’snewlyinstalledCEO,KellyOrtberg,quietlydismantledtheDEIdepartmentandacceptedtheresignationoftheoffice’svicepresident.Tounderstandhowthishappened,wereachedouttothesameinsider.Inthefollowinginterview,editedslightlyforclarity,theinsiderprovidesaglimpseintothechangeofheart—andadministration—atcompanyheadquarters.
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