Book description
We may say we want to be inclusive, but what if we really don’t? What if our brains are hard-wired for selfishness and similarity and not for diversity and altruism? Having a diverse workforce is no guarantee that the work environment is inclusive. Companies hire for diversity and manage for similarity. We hire people for their difference and then teach them directly and indirectly what they have to do to fit in to the corporate culture. The Illusion of Inclusion exposes a myriad of diverse reasons why people are not more fully engaged and offers you the key to unlock the “Geometry of Inclusion”. This book takes the lid off Pandora’s box and explores the complexity of inclusion; where affinity bias or “mini-me” syndrome and the need to fit in are unconsciously blocking our ability to be inclusive. It offers a road map and an easy to comprehend model on how to minimize the impact of unconscious and conscious biases in order to embed an inclusive organizational culture.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Testimonials
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. The Bottom Line: The Real Deal on Inclusion
- Chapter 2. Inclusion Ground Hog Day: Stop Spinning Your Wheels
- Chapter 3. Hard-Mired: The Immutable Forces of Inclusion
- Chapter 4. The Perennial Presence of Dominance
- Chapter 5. Bumping in to Our Blind Spots
- Chapter 6. The Geometry of Inclusion
- Chapter 7. Fighting the Force(s)
- Chapter 8. The Permeable Forces of Inclusion
- Chapter 9. Familiarity Does Not Breed Contempt
- Chapter 10. We Cannot All Be Idiosyncratic
- Chapter 11. The Wolf in Inclusive Clothing
- Chapter 12. You Cannot Ask for a White Coffee
- Chapter 13. Golf, Inclusion, and the Rubik’s Cube
- Chapter 14. Peaceful Coexistence: A Line in the Sand and a Call to Action
- Index
- Adpage
Product information
- Title: The Illusion of Inclusion
- Author(s):
- Release date: August 2016
- Publisher(s): Business Expert Press
- ISBN: 9781631574580
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