An overdue reset? How comms leaders are navigating DE&I - chunk 12

of ‘inclusion’, or even broader terms like ‘people and culture’. Notably, these shifts have largely taken place quietly, without announcements internally or externally, although some leaders acknowledged that they might need to start being more vocal. Interestingly, some leaders reported that customers had asked them to make these semantic changes. Others shared that these shifts had taken place long before Trump’s executive order at the start of the year, suggesting a longer-term trend rather than a knee-jerk response. We’ve removed the D word. (Some) employees get it Leaders shared that the reaction from employees has varied significantly by region.