Most of us have work to do related to optimizing the diversity/inclusion that exists in our organization.  That's just the way it is - even if you're in good shape overall, there's always room for improvement in specific areas.  No organization is perfect.

For some HR and recruiting pros, you may have the added challenge of recruiting diverse candidates to areas of the country that are... let's just call it WASPY. Or rednecky. What diverse candidate would want to live in some of the areas you're expected to recruit them to?

They wouldn't want to live there - but you're expected to sell, so sell you do.  That's the sales game of what we do on the talent side.

But if you ever needed to see a diversity recruiting tactic that was offered up with good intent but is sure to go down in a mountain of flames, look no further than Milwaukee Bucks president Peter Feigen.  To say he's ineffective at diversity recruiting is being too kind.  More from the Chicago Tribune:

"In an era of sound bites, Milwaukee Bucks President Peter Feigin delivered a doozy, calling the city "segregated" and "racist" as he was attempting to explain how a new arena, about half funded by taxpayers, would change the environment.

"We know we can't cure the world," Feigin told the Rotary Club of Madison, according to the Wisconsin State Journal on Sept. 21. "But we are very determined to get ourselves involved in programs that we can measure a difference in and put our claws into for a long period of time and show a difference.