Publisher Description
In today's increasingly diverse, global, interconnected business world, diversity and inclusion is no longer just the right thing to do, it is a core leadership competency and central to the success of business. Working effectively across differences such as gender, culture, generational, race, and sexual orientation not only leads to a more productive, innovative corporate culture, but also to a better engagement with customers and clients. The Inclusion Dividend provides a framework to tap the bottom line impact that results from an inclusive culture. Most leaders have the intent to be inclusive, but translating that into a truly inclusive outcome with employees, customers and other stakeholders requires a focused change effort. The authors provide straightforward advice on how to achieve the kind of meritocracy that will result in a tangible dividend and move companies ahead of the competition. Gildan Media and Bibliomotion are proud to bring you another Bibliomotion Audiobook. Featuring exceptional content for today’s listener, these notable audiobooks contain the essential tools that can be applied to every facet of your life.
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“Diversity, like corporate social responsibility, is one of those buzz concepts that managers love to promote, despite not knowing how it fits into a company’s strategic vision. Here, consultants Kaplan and Donovan provide a textbook approach to the ‘diversity and inclusion’ (D&I) topic, down to key takeaways and discussion exercises. The book opens by making the business case for inclusion, moves onto the psychological underpinning of bias and its effects on business, and finishes with two practical chapters on ‘change strategies.’ Real world examples, like the fact that Facebook only recently added a female executive to its board or H&M’s misguided use of ‘all blond mannequins in its Thirty-Fourth Street store and all brunettes in its Harlem store,’ enrich the arguments…it’s rare to find a business book that so soundly hits the zeitgeist while also capably applying the best social sciences research to an important topic.”
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Publishers Weekly
About the Authors
Mark Kaplan was the CEO of MGK Consulting before becoming a
principal for the Dagoba Group, a New England–based organization development
and training firm that specializes in leadership development, diversity, and
inclusion. He has worked on
five continents, in many environments, and with all levels of management. Mark
has been published in leading diversity publications, has been a guest speaker
at global D&I focused conferences, and is often quoted in international
business publications.
Mason Donovan was managing director of Client Solution Sales for
Personified, a human capital consulting firm, before becoming a principal for the
Dagoba Group, a New England–based organization development and training firm
that specializes in leadership and sales development, diversity and inclusion.
He has held progressively responsible sales and marketing positions for over fifteen
years. Mason holds a long list of sales achievement awards for direct sales and
sales management. He has consulted with the majority of Fortune 500 companies
and has a special interest in start-up sales strategy. Mason is the author of Driven: A Manager’s Field Guide to Sales
Team Optimization, has been a speaker and panelist on a wide range of
topics, and is often interviewed for sales team strategy.
About Lloyd James
Lloyd James (a.k.a. Sean Pratt) has been narrating since 1996 and has recorded over six hundred audiobooks. He is a seven-time winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award and has twice been a finalist for the prestigious Audie Award. His critically acclaimed performances include Elvis in the Morning by William F. Buckley Jr. and Searching for Bobby Fischer by Fred Waitzkin, among others.