- Either you do not spend extra money/time in finding hires. Then you find better ones if you don't optimize for DEI.
- Or you do spend extra time/money in finding hires. Then you also find better ones if you don't optimize for DEI.
Yes, more competent hires do a better job. But there is a limit to how much competence you can hire per person. That means there is a limit - or at least severe diminishing returns - to how much more competence money will buy you.
That means you can opt to spend that money on DEI without losing out on competence