Creating arbitrary numbers to get certain bodies in the door because its the 'right thing to do' is no different than the crazy parent at your child's little league game screaming for the coach to put their child in...just because. When organizations create goals 'just because' it is the right thing to do with no link to long term objectives you create programs that move diverse bodies into organizations where they don't feel valued, where they don't feel included, where they quickly see they were hired for quotas and leave just as quickly to contribute in more meaningful ways to organizations that appreciate their value proposition.
