1st Edition

Authentic Diversity How to Change the Workplace for Good

By Michelle Silverthorn Copyright 2021
186 Pages
by Productivity Press

186 Pages
by Productivity Press

186 Pages
by Productivity Press

The nation has transformed. The calls for racial equity are loud and insistent and they are now being listened to. And yet, companies across the country are still far behind when it comes to equity in the workplace. For decades, we've heard variations on the same theme on how to increase diversity and inclusion and we have still not moved. If we want equity to matter inside and outside the... Read more

Chapter 1. Hello from the 70th Floor

Chapter 2. Why We Are Stuck on Workplace Diversity

Chapter 3. Old Rule #1. Just Make the Business Case for Diversity

Chapter 4. Old Rule #2. Make Sure You Mention That Bias is OK

Chapter 5. Old Rule #3: Whatever You Do, Don't Mention Race

Chapter 6. Old Rule #4. Everyone Starts at the Same Starting Line

Chapter 7. Old Rule #5. And Our Culture Welcomes Everyone

Chapter 8: It’s Time to Change the Rules

Chapter 9. New Rule #1. Make The People Case for Diversity

Chapter 10. New Rule #2. Build A Data-Driven Diversity Strategy

Chapter 11. New Rule #3. Want to Hire the "Right Fit"? Use Competencies to Find Them

Chapter 12: New Rule #4. Build a Community That Works for Your Marginalized Employees

Chapter 13. New Rule #5. Make Authentic Diversity Matter for Good

Chapter 14. Goodbye from the 70th Floor

Chapter 15. Change the World

Biography

Michelle Silverthorn believes that diversity and inclusion needs a new voice for a new generation. As the Founder & CEO of Inclusion Nation, Michelle works with Fortune 500 companies, tech start-ups, non-profit organizations, universities, and numerous companies across every industry. A graduate of Princeton University and the University of Michigan Law School, Michelle previously worked as an arts and entertainment journalist in Trinidad and Tobago, a researcher in Puno, Peru and Geneva, Switzerland, and a volunteer teacher in Gaborone, Botswana and Almaty, Kazakhstan. Michelle grew up in the Caribbean and now lives in Chicago with her husband Daniel and their two daughters.