Inclusion Breakthrough: Unleashing the Real Power Of Diversity [Paperback]

Today's organizations can boost their success by building workplace cultures that draw on the strengths of a diverse workforce, say consultants Frederick A. Miller and Judith H. Katz. In their new book, The Inclusion Breakthrough: Unleashing the Real Power of Diversity, the authors say "diversity in a box" (smothering diversity) has prevented many organizations from achieving true success. "Capitalizing on diversity requires more than simply hiring a diverse workforce," they say. "Radical changes are needed also in both the structure and culture of most organizations." With diagrams, tables and specific tips, Miller and Katz put in plain words how to make these changes.
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The Inclusion Breakthrough, by the principals of one of the most prominent consulting firms in the diversity area, focuses on how to make diversity and inclusion a central part of an organization's strategy for succeeding in competitive marketplaces, instead of the common approaches that put diversity at the periphery of the organization's strategy (as a human relations, public relations, or problem-minimization tactic). It focuses on the five key elements of an inclusion breakthrough: leadership and workforce competencies, enabling policies and practices, leveraging a diverse workforce, delivering enhanced value to the marketplace, and community and social responsibility.

The Inclusion Breakthrough shows how today's organizations can boost their success by building workplace cultures that draw on the strengths of a diverse workforce. Grounded in real-world business practices, the book presents a specific, tested, and proven methodology for systemic change that will unleash the nearly boundless creativity and productivity of any organization's greatest resource: its people.

Frederick A. Miller and Judith H. Katz are authors, speakers, and partners in The Kaleel Jamison Consulting Group, Inc., one of the oldest and largest consulting firms specializing in diversity and inclusion. Renowned authorities on strategic organizational change, Miller served as the managing editor of The Promise of Diversity and Katz's first book, White Awareness: Handbook for Anti-Racism Training, remains a landmark in the field, over twenty years after its initial publication.