All are welcome : how to build a real workplace culture of inclusion that delivers results

All are welcome How to build a real workplace culture of inclusion that delivers results

Cynthia Owyoung

Book - 2022

"Seize the competitive edge and increase innovation--while doing right by people--with a strong culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging Studies prove that companies with more diversity in their ranks are more innovative, expand their markets, and perform better financially. Why, then, has so little progress been made, especially when it comes to corporate leadership? Because most companies have yet to develop and implement effective diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) initiatives. And the ones that have too often focus mainly on hiring a diversity of staff or rolling out unconscious bias training without improving results. DEIB expert Cynthia Owyoung has spent more than two decades working in this space. S...he's seen it all, and she knows what works--and what doesn't. In All Are Welcome, Owyoung explains what DEIB is and why it matters, and she delivers the information and insights you need to make DEIB a key element of your company culture. You'll learn how to: Break old habits that keep DEIB efforts from moving forward; Retain talent from underrepresented groups; Conduct an audit of the state of DEIB at your company today; Engage and excite leaders and managers around DEIB efforts; Weave DEIB into all your talent pool management methods; Uplevel employee resource groups to effectively support business goals; Measure your progress with qualitative and quantitative data; Connect your DEIB efforts to driving better business results. DEIB begins but doesn't end with hiring. When you deeply understand all the nuances of diversity, equity, inclusiveness, and belonging, you'll be able to put them all together for a better, more productive, and happier workplace. With All Are Welcome, you have everything you need to build a workforce and a company designed to compete in the twenty-first century while doing your part to make the world a better place to live--and work"--

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Subjects
Diversity in the workplace.
Knowledge management.
Employee empowerment.
Leadership.
Published
New York : McGraw Hill [2022]
Language
English
Main Author
Cynthia Owyoung (author)
Physical Description
xiv, 234 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9781264269785
9781264269792
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Defining Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB): The What, Why, and How
  • Chapter 2. Rethinking the DEIB Issue
  • Chapter 3. A Framework for Change
  • Chapter 4. Implementing Inclusive Talent Strategies
  • Chapter 5. The Importance of Community
  • Chapter 6. Navigating Risk
  • Chapter 7. Measuring Success
  • Chapter 8. What's Next?
  • Glossary
  • Notes
  • Index
Review by Booklist Review

Affirmative action, though laudable, doesn't go far enough--to build a competitive business, Owyoung argues, one must embrace diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging ("DEIB"). Owyoung opens All Are Welcome with a touching description of her family: three children born to Chinese immigrants; one gay, one developmentally disabled, one female. Drawing on her family experiences and two decades of professional DEIB experience, Owyoung presents sensible suggestions for corporate hiring and retention practices while simultaneously encouraging ambitious goals. She offers detailed instructions for fostering effective employee-resource groups (ERGs), including how to promote membership, identify middle-management liaisons, and secure C-suite support. ERGs improve internal company connections, Owyoung notes, leading to increased employee satisfaction and leadership development. She reassures companies starting DEIB programs that incremental change should be just as celebrated as seismic shifts. At the same time, however, Owyoung criticizes companies so petrified of legal risk that they refuse to adopt DEIB programs with teeth. While much of her advice seems best applied to nascent DEIB programs at midsize corporations, Owyoung herself makes a compelling argument that DEIB programs should be implemented everywhere, for both moral and economic reasons.

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.

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