What to do if you’re a DEI leader concerned for your career

Found yourself in a career dilemma as a DEI practitioner or someone in adjacent disciplines, like multicultural (MC) marketing or comms because of the shift in the political landscape?

You aren’t alone… watch the video for two things you can do right now to begin to move forward and stop feeling stuck about it. Federal workers, you may find that you need to pivot as well. Take a listen to what I told the team at the @DC Public Library as we prepped for my conversation about Happiness as a Strategy with Winning with WUSA9’s Allison Seymore, Saturday at 2 p.m. EST. (Catch it on their Youtube Page).

The mood is bleak there, as you probably can imagine.

This is The Quiet Crisis of 2025. I’ve had conversations with several of these leaders. Some of them are very afraid although they’ve been told all’s well. Some have lost their positions since I posted the article. Others know that it is important work, and feel some amount of guilt for making any moves. Still others considered this their life’s work, and wouldn’t know where to start or if they even want to start in other roles.

Let me share some top-line findings from the survey that I did:

I asked DEI/MC leaders how they feel about their career futures, and the results were eye-opening:

🚨 100% of respondents feel uncertain about their next step.

🚨 66.7% say they need to pivot, but they don’t know how.

🚨 Every single leader wants to know how they can reinvent themselves

…and many of them say, can I do something else and still do the work?

There’s good news for you: That is up to you.

The message is clear: The shifts are happening, and waiting isn’t a strategy.

If you’re a DEI leader wondering what’s next, you’re not alone. And you don’t have to navigate this alone.

🚀 I have 5 slots for my private Leadership Reinvention Strategy Sessions. If you’re ready to take control of your career future, let’s talk. When you do, you will also receive a complimentary toolkit called The Leadership REMIX, which gives DEI leaders the tools to pivot with confidence—featuring a Career Audit, Matching Matrix, and Roadmap to map skills, identify opportunities, and take bold action. 🚀

📌 Book your spot here.

It’s one thing to talk about it, and I’m glad we did; but it’s quite another to do something about it.

Let’s get started.