Legal professionals from 10 countries gathered in Atlanta this spring for Working Wiser, a workshop which took a new approach to speeding diversity and inclusion in the legal industry. It was not your normal diversity event. Many organizations roll out programs to raise awareness but focus less on what each of us can do in practical ways. We wanted to move past the “Why diversity makes good sense” discussion to working in a more inclusive environment.
Focusing on Leo Tolstoy’s quote, “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself,” we looked inward to ask what each of us can do to speed progress on inclusion. Making that effort in a diverse group in terms of gender, seniority and culture evidently captured the interest of the 60-plus in-house and outside counsel that attended. They came from 34 companies, firms and government organizations.
