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"Diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives take many forms. One is to help members of underrepresented groups increase their opportunities for professional development, networking, finding mentors, and accessing opportunities such as those that occur on the golf course, where executives often "audition" potential new hires or identify high-potential candidates for advancement. It is not a level playing field. Golf is still a boys' club--a White boys' club. Dr. Eric Boyd is on a mission to promote golf literacy for the purpose of advancing social inclusion, diversity and equitable professional opportunities in the workplace. In this book he focuses on the importance of practicing on the course six key leadership traits that are woven through each chapter-Curiosity, Adaptability, Empowerment, Integrity, Mindfulness, Strategy. He teaches his students and his readers how to demonstrate their leadership skills, improve their networking abilities, and "close the deal" by ensuring a follow-up invitation"--
About the author
Eric Boyd is a marketing scholar, social entrepreneur, and cofounder of the nonprofit program FairWays to Leadership. He is an associate professor of marketing at the University of Central Florida, and he received his PhD in marketing from the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business.
Anna Alvarez Boyd is the founder of Executive Horizons, LLC, a leadership consulting firm, and cofounder of FairWays to Leadership. She has been a senior policymaker in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors, and she is an ACC-certified coach and graduate of Georgetown University's Transformational Leadership Coaching program.
