Minary: Why merit beats seniority and DEI in hiring and leadership
By Russ Minary | Guest Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice
With the federal debt now topping $35 trillion, it’s clear there’s too much fraud, waste, abuse, corruption, redundancy, reckless spending and status quo. Change is in order.
In Jan. 2025, Pres. Trump issued an Executive Order entitled: “Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs And Preferencing” which introduced MERITOCRACY into the system. A lot of people applauded the change and others reacted negatively.
MERIT is a good thing. The dictionary defines MERIT as: 1) Superior quality or worth; 2) Quality deserving praise or approval; 3) Virtue and demonstrated ability or achievement.
Those qualities are all good when you’re looking for a surgeon, banker, financial advisor, employee, m...
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