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Jason Thompson, Jason R Thompson, Jason R. Thompson, Jr Thompson
Diversity and Inclusion Matters - Tactics and Tools to Inspire Equity and Game-Changing Performance
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Expert guidance and step-by-step instruction for building a successful diversity, equity, and inclusion initiative from scratch
In Diversity and Inclusion Matters: Tactics and Tools to Inspire Equity and Game-Changing Performance, award-winning diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) expert Jason R. Thompson delivers a practical and engaging handbook for implementing a DE&I program in your organization. The CAPE technique, developed by the author, gives you a clear blueprint and the tools you'll need to make your diversity program a success.
In this book, you'll learn how to achieve early and significant wins to create the necessary and long term organizational change needed for successful DE&I programs. Find out what data you need to collect, how to analyze it, and choose the right goals for your organization. In addition, the CAPE technique will show your progress and ROI.
You will learn to:
* Manage and lead a diversity council and implement diversity initiatives in the correct order
* Get early buy-in and long-term commitment from a Chief Executive Officer by knowing what to ask for and when
* Set appropriate and realistic expectations for a DE&I program with the executive leadership team
Perfect for diversity and inclusion professionals, human resources leaders, founders, business owners, and executives, Diversity and Inclusion Matters will also earn a place in the libraries of students of human resources, leadership, management, and finance.
List of contents
Preface ix
Foreword xvii
Part One The CAPE Process 1
1. How to Become an Exceptional DE&I Organization 3
Four Shades of Brown 3
The Importance of DE&I Now 5
A Diverse Workforce Will Have Tension 6
DE&I Officers Need a Broad Range of Skills 8
Why DE&I Programs Fail 10
The How: CAPE Foundation for Successful DE&I Programs 12
2. DE&I Fundamentals, CAPE, and Organizational Change 17
Overwhelmed and Needing a Process 17
The Basics of Every DE&I Program 19
3. Data for DE&I 31
Fill the Cup of Others 31
The Illusion and Challenge of Data 33
The Recruitment Data Challenge 37
4. Collect the Data 41
Give a Brown Guy a Chance 41
When to Start Collecting Data 42
What Data to Collect 43
Where to Get the Demographic Data You Need 45
Who Is Being Included in the Data? 48
Respecting Demographic Data 49
5. Analyze the Data 53
Seeing It So Clear Now 53
Using the Data to Know What You Have 54
The How: Analyzing Data to Identify Recruitment Issues 58
The How: Analyzing Data to Identify Retention Issues 59
Assume Competence 62
6. Plan your Program 65
The World's Park 65
Plan Only after You Analyze the Data 67
Getting Started on Your Plan 68
4-2-50 Program 70
How to Measure ROI in Your DE&I Program 72
The How: CAPE DE&I Plan Template 73
How to Complete the CAPE DE&I Template 74
7. Execute on the Plan 79
Audio Must Match Video 79
E Is for Execute 80
The How: A CAPE Path to Execute 82
Part Two Practical Lessons Learned in DE&I Programs 89
8. DE&I Programs Should Look Like the Company 91
Looking for Four-Leaf Clovers 91
Sports - US Olympic and Paralympic Committee 93
Healthcare 94
Tech - Techstars 96
Education - University of Wyoming, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Western Governors University 98
Organizational Mission Alignment 99
The How: An Organizational Mission-Alignment Exercise 100
9. DE&I Challenges That No One Tells You 105
Whose Mother Are We Talking About? 105
Staff and Budget 107
Responsibility for Things Beyond Your Control 109
Managing Expectations 112
10. When to Get CEO Involvement 115
What Friends Do 115
Setting CEO Expectations 117
When to Involve the CEO 118
Connecting CEO and Leadership Commitment to Diversity 121
How to Get CEO Commitment 123
11. Employee Resource Groups 125
Check Your Bias 125
Employee Resource Groups 127
Define ERG Membership 128
Setting Boundaries for ERGs 130
Establish Communication Guidelines 132
Managing ERG Fundraisers 133
Let ERGs Fail 134
The How: Suggested Rules and Structures for ERGs 135
12. DE&I Committees 143
Focus on the Right Things 143
Why DE&I Committees Fail 145
What Happens When Companies Start with a DE&I Committee 147
Three Simple Rules for a Better DE&I Committee 148
13. Using DE&I Training to Make Organizational Change 153
Trees Just Don't Happen 153
Diversity Training: Episode versus Series 155
DE&I Training as a Response to an Episode 156
DE&I Training as a Series of Ongoing Trainings 157
CAPE and DE&I Trainings 158
The Two Type
About the author
JASON R. THOMPSON is a successful and experienced diversity officer that has developed and led diversity programs in higher education, sports, healthcare, and tech. He has been quoted by The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian, USA Today, FOX News, and CNN.
Summary
Expert guidance and step-by-step instruction for building a successful diversity, equity, and inclusion initiative from scratch
In Diversity and Inclusion Matters: Tactics and Tools to Inspire Equity and Game-Changing Performance, award-winning diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) expert Jason R. Thompson delivers a practical and engaging handbook for implementing a DE&I program in your organization. The CAPE technique, developed by the author, gives you a clear blueprint and the tools you'll need to make your diversity program a success.
In this book, you'll learn how to achieve early and significant wins to create the necessary and long term organizational change needed for successful DE&I programs. Find out what data you need to collect, how to analyze it, and choose the right goals for your organization. In addition, the CAPE technique will show your progress and ROI.
You will learn to:
* Manage and lead a diversity council and implement diversity initiatives in the correct order
* Get early buy-in and long-term commitment from a Chief Executive Officer by knowing what to ask for and when
* Set appropriate and realistic expectations for a DE&I program with the executive leadership team
Perfect for diversity and inclusion professionals, human resources leaders, founders, business owners, and executives, Diversity and Inclusion Matters will also earn a place in the libraries of students of human resources, leadership, management, and finance.
Product details
| Authors | Jason Thompson, Jason R Thompson, Jason R. Thompson, Jr Thompson |
| Publisher | Wiley, John and Sons Ltd |
| Languages | English |
| Product format | Hardback |
| Released | 31.05.2021 |
| EAN | 9781119799535 |
| ISBN | 978-1-119-79953-5 |
| No. of pages | 240 |
| Subjects |
Non-fiction book
> Politics, society, business
> Business administration, companies
Social sciences, law, business > Business > Business administration Management, Diversität, Diversity, Inklusion, Business & management, Wirtschaft u. Management, Spezialthemen Wirtschaft u. Management, Business & Management Special Topics, Management f. Teams, Management / Teams, Small Business & Entrepreneurship, Klein- u. mittelständische Unternehmen u. Existenzgründung |
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