Reinventing Diversity

 

ReInventing Diversity

by Howard Ross

 

Diversity in business and other organizations has been a goal
for more than a quarter of a century.

Yet companies struggle to create an inclusive work place.

In Reinventing Diversity, one of America's leading diversity experts explains why most diversity programs fail and how we can make them work. In this inspiring guide, Howard Ross uses interviews, personal stories, statistics, and case studies to show that there is no easy answer.

 

 Key Points Include:

• Acceptance needs to become part of the culture of a company, not just a mandated attitude.
• People continue to feel alienated because of their race, language, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, or culture, although many of these prejudices are unconscious or unintentional.
• Only through challenging our own preconceived notions about diversity can we build a productive and collaborative work environment in which all people are included.


 

Praise for ReInventing Diversity:

"ReInventing Diversity is a true reflection of Howard Ross’s heart and soul and his decades-long commitment to transforming human relationships. This book not only challenges us to think differently about diversity and inclusion, but it also points to a new direction about how we can overcome the lines and barriers that divide us. As a civil rights leader on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality, I use these lessons daily." - Joe Solmone President, Human Rights Campaign

 

"This book, like Howard Ross, is brimming with substance and soul. It is an important work that invites courageous conversations and difficult dialogues with ourselves and with others. Page after page offers us the wisdom, inspiration and tools we need to be effective advocates for diversity and inclusion. At last, here is the book we have been waiting for!" - Johnnetta Betsch Cole, Director, Smithsonian National Museum of African Art

 

"I applaud Howard Ross for raising the issues, for bringing his heart, soul, spirit and passion to an issue he has devoted much of his life to. We have no choice but to embrace diversity, and Howard says we must confront our own biases in that embracing, and in our effort to construct a more inclusive society. His words ain't nothing but the truth, embracing my Ebonics. This is mind-expanding and important work." - Julianne Malveaux, President of Bennett College For Women and author of Surviving and Thriving: 365 Facts in Black Economic History

 

"Howard Ross’ global and academic experiences are artfully reflected in this book. His insights and guidance make this a must read for anyone wanting to create culturally inclusive community in organizations. I plan to make it required reading for leaders wherever I go." - Rosalyn Taylor O'Neale, Vice President and Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, Campbell Soup Company

 

                                    About the Author
Howard J. Ross is one of the nation’s leading diversity training consultants and a nationally recognized expert on diversity, leadership, and organizational change. Howard is past chairman of Leadership Washington and a former director of the Greater Washington Board of Trade. He also was the 2007-2008 Visiting Professor of Diversity for Bennett College for Women in Greensboro, North Carolina. Howard received his undergraduate degree from the University of Maryland and pursued postgraduate studies in administration, management, and organizational development at Wheelock College in Boston. He can be heard on NPR the first Monday of every month at noon, as a regular guest on the Kojo Nnamdi Show.

 

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