Birds of All Feathers: Doing Diversity and Inclusion Right
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- $9.99
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Publisher Description
A book isn’t going to end racism or inequity. But it can be a start.Birds of All Feathers is a timely call to action for employers, HR professionals, managers and employees to address diversity and inclusion—because it’s not just the right thing to do, but the smart thing to do.Michael Bach helps you develop a better understanding around the nuances of terms like diversity versus inclusion and equity versus equality, and shows how diversity and inclusion can drive innovation and creativity—critical to any business’s survival in today’s fickle marketplace. You’ll learn how to craft a D&I policy that’s effective, and how to start the work of dismantling systemic racism and inequity by creating safe work spaces where people can bring their whole selves, find advancement, and succeed.Whether you are in the arts, healthcare, non-profit, or for-profit sectors, there is a business case for making your organization a space of true inclusion. In Birds of All Feathers, Michael Bach presents a feisty and honest case for the business advantage of diversity and inclusion in the workplace with practical steps to get there.This book shows you how to:• Discover your organization’s “why”• Learn how to implement and sustain beneficial changes• Determine how to measure success for your businessWith more than twenty years of experience in the field, Michael Bach, founder of the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion (CCDI), brings clarity and candor to a daunting subject, and shows you how to get diversity and inclusion right.No more excuses. No more delays. Change—and growth—starts right here.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Bach, CEO of the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion, debuts with a disappointing guide to integrating diversity initiatives into talent retention, recruitment, and development at companies and institutions. He opens by arguing that the "social justice" approach to diversity doesn't work, because it requires privileged straight white men to give up their power which they never will. Instead, employers should emphasize that diversity and inclusion are good for everyone. Bach immediately draws a bewildering line in the sand: "I'm not going to talk about marginalization... the last thing we need is another white guy mansplaining things like oppression and racism." The discussion that follows is more cringeworthy than illuminating. His suggestion of sorting all of a company's current employees into different categories, such as "friend" and "foe," according to how open they are to change, is particularly unfortunate, given the theme of overcoming the pernicious effects of how people have been placed in racial categories. Meanwhile, an attempt to address whether, "since you and I have never owned slaves, our responsibility to make reparations for slavery?" leads only to a wishy-washy "yes and no." This skimpy treatise adds little that's new, let alone valuable, to an urgent and ongoing conversation.
