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Young shares his simple philosophy on diversity, and reflects on how small actions can have a significant long-term impact.
Diversity is particularly important in the legal profession, because the charge of the attorney is to zealously represent their clients, most of whom are from a diverse background. Part and parcel of representing any client is to understand their frame of mind, experience and thinking, so you can empathize with and better represent them.
On the corporate side, diversity is important because companies are essentially building and shipping products, and the buyers of those products are everyday people – people from different racial and ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientations and genders. Building a game-changing product requires creativity and I believe that diversity is a necessary element of creativity. And from a pure business standpoint, any company would want to understand and effectively sell to the broadest swathe of people they could possibly reach, so it’s important to have a diverse group around you determining the go-to-market plan.
