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Published:
January 12, 2022

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion For Dummies

Overview

Strengthen your company culture through inclusive and equitable policies and practices

The global workforce and marketplace will continue to undergo dramatic demographic shifts—redefining the workplace, the workers, and how work gets done. Organizations that want to attract and retain the best talent and to capitalize on the full breath of their perspectives and experiences must first reflect our society as a whole, and secondly, must create the right kind of work environment where ALL talent can thrive. That means valuing diversity, creating more equitable policies and practices, and fostering a welcoming and inclusive culture.

In Diversity, Equity & Inclusion For Dummies, global workforce expert, and three-time Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Dr. Shirley Davis unveils her extensive collection of real-world experiences, stories, case studies, checklists, assessments, tips, and strategies that will give you a deeper understanding of the business impact of DEI and how your role as a leader

can contribute to your company's long term success.

You'll learn:

  • The fundamentals of DEI and how it drives business performance and impact
  • How to conduct comprehensive DEI organizational assessments to identify systemic and institutional inequities
  • Tactics and strategies for having necessary but difficult conversations, and how to make them impactful
  • Skills and competencies that every leader needs in order to effectively lead the new generation of workers
  • How to operationalize DEI across your organization, measure its impact, and sustain it long term

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion For Dummies is a must-read guide for any leader at any level who wants to ready themselves for the workplace of the future and reap the benefits of a full spectrum diverse ideas, backgrounds, and experiences. It also belongs on the reading lists of human resources and DEI professionals actively seeking to go broader, deeper, and have greater impact in their DEI work.

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About The Author

Shirley Davis, PhD, is a seasoned HR and Diversity & Inclusion thought leader, a certified leadership coach, and veteran executive. She has been featured on NBC’s Today, USA Today, National Public Radio, the Wall Street Journal, Essence magazine, Fast Company, the Washington Post, and more.

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Let’s face it. Although the term diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) may be common knowledge, it’s not commonly understood. Moreover, as the workforce continues to be redefined by demographic shifts, this adds additional layers of complexities and responsibilities for leaders.You already have a lot on your plate, and with DEI becoming a greater focus for many companies, it can be daunting to be expected to know all that you should in demonstrating new behaviors and practices and making decisions.

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Globalization, labor shortages, digitization, major demographic shifts, and the global pandemic that began in 2020 have redefined the workforce, workplace, and marketplace. Into the 2030s, workers will continue to experience a new normal in the way they work and live as workforce predictions come true. ©Peopleimages.
Let’s face it. Although the term diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) may be common knowledge, it’s not commonly understood. Moreover, as the workforce continues to be redefined by demographic shifts, this adds additional layers of complexities and responsibilities for leaders.You already have a lot on your plate, and with DEI becoming a greater focus for many companies, it can be daunting to be expected to know all that you should in demonstrating new behaviors and practices and making decisions.
When deciding to make large-scale change, people from Western cultures often think in terms of what they must build to create the change they want to see. In the case of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace, this approach may mean setting up an Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; hiring a chief diversity officer; conducting diversity and inclusion training; setting up a diversity council; and so on.
Cultural competence, which is often used interchangeably with intercultural competence, is the ability to work effectively in a multicultural environment. In today’s increasingly global workforce, people are working together on teams with colleagues who are literally on the other side of the world, from very different cultures.
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