A practical roadmap to building a diverse and inclusive work culture
In Diversity Intelligence: How to Create a Culture of Inclusion for your Business, keynote speaker and diversity and inclusion expert Heidi R. Andersen delivers a step-by-step walkthrough of how to create an inclusive culture, and break down the barriers to achieving diversity.
You’ll find practical advice for creating the necessary cultural transformation that results in diversity intelligence, reaching well beneath the surface until it’s embedded in the foundation of your organization. The author describes the tools, methods, concepts, and goals that are essential to this transformation.
In this important book, you’ll also:
- Learn how to properly define “diversity” and make a strong business case for creating a culture of inclusion
- Explore case studies of companies who successfully managed to implement diversity, inclusion, and sustainable governance initiatives
- Discover why so many diversity and inclusion programs fail despite the best of managerial intentions
Perfect for business owners and founders, board members, executives, managers, change agents, CHRO’s and other business leaders seeking to transform their firm’s culture for the better, Diversity Intelligence is a must-read guide for supporting and driving positive organizational change.
Table of Contents
Foreword vii
Acknowledgements xiii
Introduction 1
Part 1: Introducing Diversity Intelligence 7
1. A Shift in Mindset 13
2. Where the Money Lies 21
3. Why Hasn’t This Happened Already? 43
Part 2: How To Reach Diversity Intelligence 65
4. Roles and Responsibilities 71
5. Synchronising the Executive Team 87
6. Basing Your D&I Strategies on Data 105
7. Inclusive Leadership Training 117
8. D&I Champions: Supporting Cultural Transformation 137
9. Unconscious Bias 149
10. Cultural Intelligence 169
11. Creating Gender Balance and Mobilising Men 183
Part 3: Models/Recommendations For Change 207
12. Resources: The Four Steps Towards Inclusivity 209
13. The Future of D&I in the Workplace 219
14. Where Do You Go from Here? 229
About the Author 235
Index 237
