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Women, Minorities, and Other Extraordinary People

The New Path for Workforce Diversity

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Diverse, inclusive organizations have a distinct business advantage over other organizations. They innovate faster, outperform other companies, and even produce higher financial returns. Workforce diversity, as a business strategy, drives success and can transform a company.
But inclusive diversity is difficult to attain, and honestly, about more than just economic benefit. People are looking for guidance on how to do this vital work. Companies that want greater diversity inevitably find that they come up against culture and obstacles they are ill-equipped to handle. When the way we've done business no longer represents the kinds of organizations we want to be, how do we step out of our old models and mindsets?
This book is for anyone who wants change in the workplace and knows their companies could do more and be more. It's for business leaders, hiring managers, human resources, all those within an organization who believe things can be done differently.
​In this book, Dr. Adams lays out clear, actionable steps readers can take to develop sustainably diverse and inclusive workplaces. As an organizational psychologist who's been helping companies create measurable change for over 20 years, she offers tangible solutions to complex issues that will enable companies to walk a new path of diversity and inclusion, heightening their performance and success.

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      September 1, 2018
      In her first book, well-practiced professional diversity consultant Adams, PsyD, shares refreshing advice for workplace diversity and inclusion. Perhaps the most important point she makes is the difference between diversity ( the mix ) and inclusion ( making the mix work ). Second most important? That following a path to truly inclusive practices results in faster innovation, higher financial returns, and increased performance. Keeping those points in mind is an underlying thread throughout as she addresses unconscious bias, the reluctance to hold conversations, and reframing, planning, and measuring. Her explanations are detailed but not too industrial-organizational psychology-focused as she points out success stories of organizations like Kaiser Permanente and Sodexo, shares statistics about the most diverse U.S. communities, and talks to the efficacies of ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) and metrics. Each chapter's end features a quick summary and action steps to take and an abbreviated conclusion. Appended with FAQs, critical skills to consider, references, and notes.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2018, American Library Association.)

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