Download or read book Unleashing the Power of Diversity written by Bjørn Z. Ekelund and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-05-29 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unleashing the Power of Diversity provides a clear tool to create a common language across teams and organisations that reinforces positive identity, builds trust towards people and processes, supports innovation and helps make diversity sustainable. The complex problems that many organisations and teams now face are global in scope, including cultural, social and environmental issues. Challenges such as climate change, mass migration and human rights do not respect national borders or sociodemographic groups. In order to solve these complex problems, we need the skills to be able to communicate effectively across the differences that may otherwise divide us. In this ground-breaking book, award-winning consultant and author, Bjørn Z. Ekelund, presents a clear step-by-step approach to communicate with people who have different mindsets, perspectives and cultural backgrounds. It is relevant and applicable across various contexts – within the workplace, inter-professional, across different industries and cultures, and between corporate, governmental and NGO groups. The programme developed in the book, called the Diversity Icebreaker, has been successfully applied across 70 countries and with 250,000 participants. It shows how to break down these barriers and provides a new way to conceptualise diversity across various boundaries, allowing for trust and unity to form and creating a pathway for improving communication.
Download or read book Inclusion Breakthrough written by Frederick A. Miller and published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. This book was released on 2002-06-09 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Inclusion Breakthrough explains how to make diversity a central and profitable part of an organizations strategy for long-term success rather than merely a peripheral program. The authors, principals of a leading diversity consulting firm, present proven strategies for stimulating the creativity and productivity of any businesss greatest resource its people. Benefits to companies that have implemented these inclusion strategies are also described.
Download or read book Unleash the Power of Diversity written by Debjani Mukherjee Biswas and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2013-07-30 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cultural diversity savvy is critical for business results in an increasingly global workforce.The author has developed groundbreaking new frameworks and a practical guide to increase effectiveness through multi-cultural competence. In his endorsement, Marshall Goldsmith, Thinkers50 Award Winner for Most Influential Leader Thinker in the World says: "Diversity - it's been a buzzword in corporate and political circles for about a decade. But most books on leadership and management simply don't address its importance to an organization's ability to survive and thrive. Enter Mukherjee-Biswas' Unleash the Power of Diversity. After reading her thought provoking book, few executives will be able to ignore the relevance of diversity to their company's growth and success." The Five Judgmentsanalyze the very real cost of stereotyping in the workplace based upon: Reputational Currency Physical Impact Auditory Cues Distinguishing Markers Work Product A Diversity Forayprovides a practical global toolkit of Dos: *Ask * Adapt * Accept * Appreciate; and Donts, with real life scenarios from multiple continents.
Download or read book Unleash the Power of Diversity written by Debjani Mukherjee Biswas and published by Author House. This book was released on 2013-07 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cultural diversity savvy is critical for business results in an increasingly global workforce. The author has developed groundbreaking new frameworks and a practical guide to increase effectiveness through multi-cultural competence. In his endorsement, Marshall Goldsmith, Thinkers50 Award Winner for Most Influential Leader Thinker in the World says: "Diversity - it's been a buzzword in corporate and political circles for about a decade. But most books on leadership and management simply don't address its importance to an organization's ability to survive and thrive. Enter Mukherjee-Biswas' Unleash the Power of Diversity. After reading her thought provoking book, few executives will be able to ignore the relevance of diversity to their company's growth and success." The Five Judgments analyze the very real cost of stereotyping in the workplace based upon: Reputational Currency Physical Impact Auditory Cues Distinguishing Markers Work Product A Diversity Foray provides a practical global toolkit of Do's: *Ask * Adapt * Accept * Appreciate; and Don'ts, with real life scenarios from multiple continents.
Download or read book The 5 Disciplines of Inclusive Leaders written by Andrés Tapia and published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. This book was released on 2020-10-20 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diversity initiatives are falling short. This book shows leaders how to develop the skills needed to build sustainably inclusive organizations using a tested, research-based model developed by the global organizational consulting firm Korn Ferry. According to the journal Human Resource Management, companies are spending over $8 billion a year on diversity programs. Yet today, the senior leadership teams at Fortune 500 companies are far from mirroring the diversity of its workforce and its customers. Andrés Tapia and Alina Polonskaia, senior leaders at Korn Ferry, argue that to build sustainable diversity and inclusion, organizations need to have inclusive leaders at all levels. In this book, Tapia and Polonskaia draw on Korn Ferry's massive database of 3 million leadership assessments to reveal the essential qualities of inclusive leaders. They discuss the personality traits these leaders share and detail how to develop what they call the five disciplines of inclusive leadership: building interpersonal trust, integrating diverse perspectives, optimizing talent, applying an adaptive mindset, and achieving transformation. Tapia and Polonskaia also outline the competencies behind each discipline, describe individual and organizational exemplars of inclusive leadership, and show how the five disciplines enable leaders to unleash the power of all people and to build both structurally and behaviorally inclusive organizations. This book will help leaders foster the skills to deal with today's complex challenges and create a more inclusive, sustainable, and prosperous future for all of us.
Download or read book Beyond Race and Gender written by R. Thomas and published by AMACOM. This book was released on 1992-10-08 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ability to manage this diversity successfully has become a basic strategy for corporate survival. Beyond Race and Gender supplies a sorely needed Action Plan, extensive case studies, and a series of tough questions and answers to get readers thinking deeply about what elements are blocking the full use of the human talent available. In this visionary work, R. Roosevelt Thomas, Jr., rouses organizations to face the facts and embrace the challenges--because it is the only efficient way for America to compete and prosper.
Download or read book The Power of Neurodiversity written by Thomas Armstrong and published by Da Capo Lifelong Books. This book was released on 2011-10-04 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Parents, teachers, and policymakers should all read this thought-provoking book. I loved it."--Temple Grandin, author of "Thinking in Pictures "
Download or read book Beyond Race and Gender Unleashing the Power of Your Total Work Force by Managing Diversity written by R. Roosevelt Thomas and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Black Son White Mother written by Gail Vermeulen and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-24 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise for Black Son White Mother "A unique journey to unlock the potential of diversity in the workplace" -Marius Meyer, Chairperson: SABPPP "This book could very well be key to a unity of the nations and unimagined levels of commercial success" -Khathu Mike Ramukumba CA(SA), CEO: CIETA "How to motivate and empower people, not by force or manipulation but by being a servant leader!" -Myles Munroe Jr., CEO: Munroe Global Inc ◆◆◆◆◆ We have all been culturally programmed, whether we are aware of it or not. We are the sum total of our upbringings, life experiences, and cultures. These factors influence how we manage relationships and interact with other people around us. Yet, so many managers and leaders today underestimate the importance of diversity to personal & corporate success. In Black Son White Mother, Human Resources experts, Charlie Masala and Gail Vermeulen reveal how to manage diversity fairly and with confidence. You will discover how to: Make diversity work for your organization Utilize people as a competitive business advantage Be aware of your own prejudices/biases and stereotyping that hinder your leadership success Become an inspirational leader by integrating intelligence, emotional intelligence, and social intelligence Embrace people from diverse backgrounds Tap into the positive power of diversity Accept that you need to move out of your own comfort zone where you are happiest, in order to grow In a changing world, there has never been a more crucial tiime to understand and manage diversity. This book shows you how. About the Authors Charlie Masala and Gail Vermeulen understand diversity. As Senior Human Resources Professsionals with over 50 years combined experience, they have trained thousands of managers and leaders to effectively manage diversity in the workplace. Coming from diverse backgrounds, they are uniquely positioned and internationally sought-after as corporate trainers and speakers.
Download or read book Beyond D I written by Kay Formanek and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-11-10 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: D&I is no longer a passing fad. It’s not about legal compliance or HR box-ticking, in fact diversity and inclusion is a critical factor for success. #MeToo, #BlackLivesMatter and the ballooning disparate consequences of Covid-19 on minorities brings renewed emphasis on D&I agendas, and the economic reality that diverse talent is good for business and good for sustainability. In Beyond D&I, Kay Formanek brings her more than twenty years’ experience working with the world’s leading organizations to take diversity and inclusion into the strategic roadmap of the organization. Whether you’re a leader, HR practitioner, sponsor of a D&I initiative or an employee who wants to see your organization benefit from more inclusivity, the book equips you with the tools you need to develop the strategic case for diversity, craft a compelling narrative and chart a tailored roadmap to lock in diversity gains and close key performance gaps. As well as two core anchor models—the Virtuous Circle and Integrated Diversity Model— the book features case studies, profiles of inclusive leaders, engaging and intuitive visuals and a wealth of evidence-based initiatives that you can start implementing today. With five essential elements and six core capabilities, the result is a definitive, holistic and practical guide that will help you convert your D&I initiatives into sustainable diversity performance.
Download or read book Unleashing the Power of Diversity written by Bjørn Z. Ekelund and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unleashing the Power of Diversity provides a clear tool to create a common language across teams and organisations that reinforces positive identity, builds trust towards people and processes, supports innovation and helps make diversity sustainable. The complex problems that many organisations and teams now face are global in scope, including cultural, social and environmental issues. Challenges such as climate change, mass migration and human rights do not respect national borders or sociodemographic groups. In order to solve these complex problems, we need the skills to be able to communicate effectively across the differences that may otherwise divide us. In this ground-breaking book, award-winning consultant and author, Bjørn Z. Ekelund, presents a clear step-by-step approach to communicate with people who have different mindsets, perspectives and cultural backgrounds. It is relevant and applicable across various contexts - within the workplace, inter-professional, across different industries and cultures, and between corporate, governmental and NGO groups. The programme developed in the book, called the Diversity Icebreaker, has been successfully applied across 70 countries and with 250,000 participants. It shows how to break down these barriers and provides a new way to conceptualise diversity across various boundaries, allowing for trust and unity to form and creating a pathway for improving communication.
Download or read book How to Be an Inclusive Leader written by Jennifer Brown and published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. This book was released on 2019-08-20 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We know why diversity is important, but how do we drive real change at work? Diversity and inclusion expert Jennifer Brown provides a step-by-step guide for the personal and emotional journey we must undertake to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. Human potential is unleashed when we feel like we belong. That's why inclusive workplaces experience higher engagement, performance, and profits. But the reality is that many people still feel unable to bring their true selves to work. In a world where the talent pool is becoming increasingly diverse, it's more important than ever for leaders to truly understand how to support inclusion. Drawing on years of work with many leading organizations, Jennifer Brown shows what leaders at any level can do to spark real change. She guides readers through the Inclusive Leader Continuum, a set of four developmental stages: unaware, aware, active, and advocate. Brown describes the hallmarks of each stage, the behaviors and mind-sets that inform it, and what readers can do to keep progressing. Whether you're a powerful CEO or a new employee without direct reports, there are actions you can take that can drastically change the day-to-day reality for your colleagues and the trajectory of your organization. Anyone can—and should—be an inclusive leader. Brown lays out simple steps to help you understand your role, boost your self-awareness, take action, and become a better version of yourself in the process. This book will meet you where you are and provide a road map to create a workplace of greater mutual understanding where everyone's talents can shine.
Download or read book Beyond Diversity written by Rohit Bhargava and published by IdeaPress Publishing. This book was released on 2021-10-12 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wide-ranging compilation of the best insights and advice about how to make the world more diverse and inclusive, featuring advice contributed by more than seventy world renowned experts. In January of 2021, some of the world's most widely respected experts in diversity, inclusion, and equity gathered virtually for the most ambitious conversation about diversity ever imagined. Casting directors, bookstore owners, disability advocates, college students, robotic journalists, startup founders, esports professionals, bestselling authors, and a diverse group of more than sixty others came together to have conversations about how to shape a more diverse and inclusive future. Unlike many other global conversations about diversity which inspire feel-good social media hashtags and a false sense of accomplishment, the aim of this event was different. Every conversation focused on uncovering "non-obvious" insights for how to move diversity, equity and inclusion into the future. In this book, you will read a compilation of the best insights, most actionable advice and biggest ideas from all of these experts. Whether you are new to the ideas of diversity, equity and inclusion, or you are a DEI expert yourself, this book will offer a useful and inspiring collection of ideas to shift your perspective ... along with plenty of actionable advice on what you can do right now to become an advocate, ally and leader to help create a more inclusive world for us all.
Download or read book Company of Heroes written by Henry P. Sims and published by Wiley-Interscience. This book was released on 1996 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A successful career means more than just upward mobility and a house in the suburbs-it's the chance to work with people who are as optimistic, energetic, and successful as you are. The chance, in other words, to be part of a company of heroes. In this book, authors Henry Sims and Charles Manz show you how to make this dream come true. Company of Heroes is a springboard for releasing the talent, energy, and enthusiasm of everyone in the organization-not just those at the top. Offering new concepts of leadership-among them, heroic self-leadership-this remarkable book calls for a new, dynamic attitude toward work in today's business organizations. Developing ideas presented in their acclaimed book SuperLeadership, the authors describe a pragmatic, detailed program you can use to transform everyone in your company into a heroic self-leader. You'll learn: * How to become a self-leader and serve as a self-leadership model for others * Why SuperLeadership is much more in tune with today's business needs than traditional models of leadership * How the core process of follower self-leadership works and how to implement proven self-leadership strategies * How organizations and managers can make the challenging transition to self-leadership * How to use teams to empower followers and how to take the entire team concept to the next level * How a total culture of self-leadership can create a company of heroes * What can be learned from the examples of such real-life SuperLeaders as Jack Welch, CEO of General Electric; Ricardo Semler, CEO of Semler Industries; and Dennis Bakke, CEO of AES Corporation An invaluable resource for all managers and supervisors, Company of Heroes is a blueprint for all those who want to build the new, more dynamic organizations of the future now. A practical, step-by-step program for unleashing the full talents of everyone in your organization Company of Heroes In the leaner, meaner organizations of the 1990s the ability to turn a work group into a company of heroes is the key to managerial success. Drawing on concepts set forth in their bestselling SuperLeadership, Henry P. Sims, Jr., and Charles C. Manz provide a complete set of proven, easy-to-use strategies and techniques that managers can use to help their people become heroes-creative, highly motivated self-leaders. Practical, step-by-step guidance on implementing SuperLeadership concepts in any industry * How to become a self-leader and serve as a self-leadership model for others * A detailed examination of the traditional leadership models-why they have lost effectiveness and why SuperLeadership offers a more dynamic, empowering way to lead * Promoting self-led teamwork and boosting the performance levels of teams * Vivid, real-life examples of SuperLeaders and self-leadership in action And many more strategies and techniques for unleashing the powerful self-leadership capacity that resides within each person. Company of Heroes is must reading for all managers and supervisors determined to create extraordinarily effective organizations.
Download or read book The Inclusion Breakthrough written by Frederick A. Miller and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-09 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Constant, continuing, and cataclysmic change is causing a major crisis within business organizations today. Faced with constantly advancing technology, unpredictable market shifts, intense global competition, and an increasingly independent ''free agent'' workforce, the only way for an organization to adapt and succeed is to build a ''culture of inclusion'' that nurtures and draws on the talents of a diverse workforce. Easy to say but hard to do; most organizations are mired in industrial revolution, static-world business models administered by monocultural, bordering-on-oppressive, ''command and control'' hierarchies. Organizations at risk include Fortune 500 giants, entrepreneurial start-ups, manufacturing and retail operations, government agencies, not-for-profits, educational institutions, and others. Most organizational change efforts-whether labeled as diversity efforts, re-engineering, right-sizing, or total-quality-management-are a waste of time, money, and human effort. Most produce more cynicism than results, and they can poison the waters for future change efforts. The Inclusion Breakthrough cuts a path through this potential minefield, offering a proven methodology for strategic organizational change, including models for diagnosing, planning, and implementing inclusion-focused, culture-change strategies tailored to each organization's individual needs. It also describes the key competencies for leading and sustaining a culture of inclusion. Offering real-world results of ''before and after'' surveys, including anecdotal and statistical reports of organizational change achieved using the methodologies described, The Inclusion Breakthrough presents an overview of current workplace conditions, attitudes, and policies based on interviews, surveys, and focus groups encompassing thousands of people in major organizations. The Inclusion Breakthrough demonstrates why the bottom line must be the central focus of any change strategy-and more importantly, how to carry that strategy out successfully.
Download or read book Untapped Talent written by D. Monroe and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-05-27 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical guide packed with examples of organizations that have successfully tapped into the hidden talents of their workforce. Managers will learn to recognize and mine some key, fundamental leadership traits that are essential for a competitive business.
Download or read book Unleash the Power of Diversity written by Debjani Mukherjee Biswas and published by . This book was released on 2013-07 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cultural diversity savvy is critical for business results in an increasingly global workforce. The author has developed groundbreaking new frameworks and a practical guide to increase effectiveness through multi-cultural competence. In his endorsement, Marshall Goldsmith, Thinkers50 Award Winner for Most Influential Leader Thinker in the World says: "Diversity - it's been a buzzword in corporate and political circles for about a decade. But most books on leadership and management simply don't address its importance to an organization's ability to survive and thrive. Enter Mukherjee-Biswas' Unleash the Power of Diversity. After reading her thought provoking book, few executives will be able to ignore the relevance of diversity to their company's growth and success."The Five Judgments analyze the very real cost of stereotyping in the workplace based upon: Reputational Currency Physical Impact Auditory Cues Distinguishing Markers Work Product A Diversity Foray provides a practical global toolkit of Do's: *Ask * Adapt * Accept * Appreciate; and Don'ts, with real life scenarios from multiple continents.
