"An outstanding source of information and advice for leaders who want to build inclusive work environments. It may also prove extremely beneficial for faculty and students of business administration schools. Highly recommended."
LIBRARY JOURNAL (Starred Review)
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Build an inclusive organization from the top down
In this groundbreaking book, organizational psychologist and executive coach Gena Cox delivers the message that humans vary, and human variation is normal. Yet true inclusion that embraces these variations remains elusive in the workplace. That traumatizing state of affairs will continue until executives lead inclusion from the top of the organization. Drawing on psychological science, interviews with corporate leaders, the work of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) experts, and her own experience in corporate America, Cox goes beyond the business case for diversity and answers the clarion call for human-centered organizational leadership.
Leading Inclusion is not a how-to book; it's a how-to-be book-one that educates, challenges, and empowers you and your C-suite and board colleagues to lead a diverse workforce effectively. You'll learn the historical facts that created the racial inequities and systemic injustices that show up in the workplace, even today. Leading Inclusion shows the importance of taking the pulse of all your employees, so you can identify meaningful actions to build an inclusive, respect-first organizational culture.
Your organization can make a visible, tangible difference that employees will see and feel. Leading Inclusion will empower you to change your organization- and America-one employee at a time. GENA COX is an organizational psychologist, executive coach, and speaker. She advises corporate executives, board directors, and DE&I leaders who want to build the inclusive work environments all employees deserve. Prior to this, at IBM and Perceptyx, Gena advised leaders in the Fortune 500 and other large global companies to build psychologically healthy and engaging organizational cultures that drive business outcomes. Gena is known as a warm and generous straight shooter. She holds leadership roles in the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) and is on advisory boards of the University of South Florida's Stavros Center and the University of Tampa's TECO Center for Leadership. Gena holds a PhD in industrial and organizational psychology. Her ideas have been featured in national publications including Harvard Business Review, Fortune, Fast Company, Forbes, BBC Worklife, and The Business Journals. Gena lives in Florida where she can hear the ocean as she rides her bicycle.
"An outstanding source of information and advice for leaders who want to build inclusive work environments. It may also prove extremely beneficial for faculty and students of business administration schools. Highly recommended." -Library Journal starred review
"A real-world leadership guide to effective inclusion and diversity in the workplace." -BookLife (Publishers Weekly)
"A comprehensive guidebook to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in the workplace." -Kirkus Reviews
"... nuanced and personalized, reflecting deep understanding of the challenges implicit in addressing racial tensions in workplaces." -Clarion Book Reviews by ForeWord Reviews (5 out of 5 stars)
"If you are an executive who intends to build an inclusive organization but doesn't know where to start, Leading Inclusion will be uniquely helpful." -Dorie Clark, Wall Street Journal–bestselling author, The Long Game
"Leading Inclusion is an incredibly compelling and well-grounded call to leaders, especially those in the C-suite, to lead differently-to lead inclusively." -Dr. Steven Rogelberg, professor, organizational psychology, UNC Charlotte; bestselling author, The Surprising Science of Meetings
"Inclusive leadership is a business imperat
