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How DEI is Evolving in 2026
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- People Person
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- Apr 21, 2026
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- 2466
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Summary
Welcome to People Person! In this episode, host and Morning Brew Inc.'s SVP Head of People Operations Kate Noel, speaks with HR Brew Senior Reporter Kristen Parisi about their latest DEI survey. She fills us in how leaders are looking at, implementing, and changing their DEI policies in the workplace. Then Latesha Byrd, CEO of Perfeqta shares how she works with clients to make sure their practices aren’t just performative. Ultimately, we learn that the language on DEI may be changing, but its presence is still felt, despite decisions from the current administration. 00:00: Intro 02:00: HR Brew’s recent survey about DEI 03:27: How the current political landscape is and isn’t affecting DEI policies 09:25: Language being used to represent DEI initiatives 12:00: Trends and practices still in use 16:00: Latesha Bryd on how to put the data into action 21:00: How to do DEI right 24:25: How to make these practices sustainable 28:45: Preventing strategies from being politically reactive 32:20: Red flags to keep an eye on Read HR Brew's State of the Industry DEI report: https://www.hr-brew.com/resources/state-of-the-industry-dei Follow Latesha on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lateshabyrd/ For all upcoming HR Brew events: https://www.hr-brew.com/events Subscribe to the HR Brew newsletter: https://www.hr-brew.com/subscribe Watch People Person on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hr-brew Follow HR Brew: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hr_brew/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/hrbrew/ Have a question for us? Send us an email or voice note to [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices People Person is a candid and conversational show where People Professionals can feel seen and heard, and learn from fellow exper…