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Lily Zheng

Lily Zheng is a diversity, equity, and inclusion strategist and author focused on workplace fairness, access, and systemic organizational change. Zheng wrote DEI Deconstructed, Reconstructing DEI, The Ethical Sellout, and Gender Ambiguity in the Workplace, and is a bestselling DEI author recognized by LinkedIn as a Top Voice on racial equity.

Biografia e Percorso dell'Autore

Lily Zheng is a workplace fairness strategist and author whose public voice took shape through student journalism and activism at Stanford. At Stanford, Zheng studied psychology and sociology, wrote a weekly column for The Stanford Daily on consent culture, queer and trans identity, social justice, and activism, and developed the direct, institution-focused prose that would later define their public work. Later official biographies place them in the San Francisco Bay Area and describe them as a consultant and author helping leaders turn positive intentions into measurable impact. ((https://stanforddaily.com/author/lilyzheng/))

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Do what you need to do to survive
-Doing ambiguity
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Why can’t we take care of each other, too?
-No movement survives on self-care alone
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If there is one thing we should learn from the past, it’s that activism is a skill, not an inclination
-Sustainability through coalitions or not at all
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Not because these are marks of failure, but because these are parts of our stories too
-A love letter to the unfinished
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My work is more than services offered; it’s challenges resolved
-My Approach
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FAIR is how healthy organizations continually improve themselves
-The FAIR Framework
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You don’t solve racism by having a book club
-A New Framework for DEI
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You still have an obligation to do right by all your workers
-How DEI Must Change in to Survive
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The best books come about when authors write the book they wish they had
-A Q&A with Lily Zheng, Author of Fixing Fairness

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Voci della Community

"Lily Zheng’s DEI Deconstructed is a compelling must-read for leaders who want to stay accountable, make change, and create better workplaces for us all"

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"Look no further than Lily Zheng’s Reconstructing DEI to get to the heart of transformational action"

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"Action-oriented, results-driven, and outcomes-based, Lily Zheng’s no-nonsense approach transforms DEI into a tangible and accessible process"

David G. Smith

"Lily Zheng masterfully assembles the salient elements of DEI work for anyone serious about creating a more equitable workplace"

David G. Smith & W. Brad Johnson

"Using their signature decisive and direct voice, Lily Zheng delivers an accountability-centered and immediately actionable road map"

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