Bertina Ceccarelli, Susanne Tedrick

Innovating for Diversity (eBook, ePUB)

Lessons from Top Companies Achieving Business Success through Inclusivity

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Discover what business visionaries on the frontiers of diverse and equitable hiring are doing to drive change in their organizations In Innovating for Diversity: Lessons from Top Companies That are Disrupting Old Practices to Achieve Inclusivity, Equity and Business Success, renowned Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and tech specialists Bertina Ceccarelli and Susanne Tedrick reframe the DEI discussion and move it beyond a human resources issue. While it's well established that diverse teams help to advance innovation, the authors explain how principles of innovation can be applied to building highly effective and sustainable diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices embraced by executives across an organization. You'll be inspired by leaders at top companies who identified root causes of limited DEI progress and created smart, bold solutions for increasing representation, developing future talent, and advancing the careers of people often overlooked. In the book, you'll also find: * Introductions to the people and companies who have innovated their approaches to diverse hiring, retention, and advancement, and enjoyed pronounced impact on their bottom lines * Profiles of committed leaders driving the change towards a more diverse and inclusive workforce * Strategies for breaking down the cultural and organizational barriers in companies that remain in place and prevent transformative change A critical resource for senior-level business professionals, managers, and executives, Innovating for Diversity will also prove to be invaluable for people seeking to build their careers from the ground up.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Februar 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781119909903
• Artikelnr.: 67516046

Autorenporträt

BERTINA CECCARELLI is on a mission to advance racial and gender equity in the tech industry and disrupt the status quo to build a more inclusive workplace. As the CEO of NPower, one of the most successful non-profits in North America, she is committed to helping young adults and military-connected individuals launch tech careers and remove barriers to economic mobility. As a leader, she works to model an inclusive workplace, providing opportunities for growth at all levels. SUSANNE TEDRICK is the author of Women of Color in Tech and is a cloud computing trainer for a Fortune 500 technology company. Fiercely committed to increasing the participation of women and people of color in STEM professional opportunities, Susanne has performed community service work for a number of non-profits, including serving as the former chair of the Advancing Tech Talent and Diversity Executive Council for CompTIA and as a coalition member for NPower's Command Shift initiative.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword xxv

Introduction xxix

Chapter 1 Why Are We (Still) Here? 1

A Brief History of Diversity in the U.S. Labor Workforce 2

The Current United States Labor Workforce 2

Examining Labor Workforce Dimensions 3

The Murder of George Floyd, the Rise of the Black Lives Matter Movement, and the Corporate Response 7

Why Haven't We Made More Progress? 9

Fixed Practices: Reluctance to Let Go of Entrenched Formulas 13

Fixed Attitudes: Continued Pervasiveness of Ingrained Personal Ideas and Beliefs 14

The COVID- 19 Pandemic: DEI Response to Long- term Structural Impacts 15

Why Diversity Matters 18

The Business Case for Diversity 19

The Moral and Ethical Imperative for Diversity 20

What Got Us Here Won't Get Us There: The Diversity- Innovation Paradigm 21

Conclusion 22

Summary 22

Chapter 2 Defining Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 23

What Do Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Actually Mean? 23

What Is Diversity? 24

What Is Equity? 24

Equity <> Equality 24

Equity > Compensation 25

What Is Inclusion? 26

Inclusion, Explained Further 26

Diversity Can't Thrive Without Equity and Inclusion 27

What Is a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Initiative? 27

How Leaders Shortchange DEI 28

Common DEI Pitfalls 28

No Overarching Strategy 28

No Commitment from Leadership 29

DEI Work as a Checklist 29

DEI Work as a Human Resources Function Only 29

Ignoring Intersectionality 30

Not Establishing (The Right) Metrics 30

DEI as a Marketing Campaign 30

Ineffective Recruiting Practices 31

Ineffective Diversity Training 31

Ineffective Talent Development Programs 32

No Accountability 32

No or Low Compensation and Recognition for DEI Work 33

Not Listening to Employees 33

No Transparency 34

"Copying and Pasting" DEI Initiatives from Other Organizations 34

Going Alone 34

The Consequences of Ineffective DEI Initiatives 35

Conclusion 35

Summary 36

Chapter 3 The Virtuous Cycle of Innovation and Diversity 37

The Power of Innovation 38

Why Companies Get Stuck 39

Innovation Is Simply Not Prioritized 39

Inertia Is the Mortal Enemy of Original Thinking 40

The Power of Humility Is Overlooked and Undervalued 40

Diversity Drives Innovation 42

Innovation Principles 45

Chapter 4 Courage 46

Risk- Taking 48

Trust 49

Collaboration 52

Leadership 53

Conclusion 58

Summary 58

Innovating the Apprenticeship Model to Advance Diversity in Tech 59

The problem: Recruiting and retaining more tech talent from diverse and military backgrounds 60

"It's time to get creative!" 60

"We can do better" 62

What Needed to Change? 64

The Solution 66

Adding Structure 66

Engaging Partners 68

Improving the Apprenticeship Selection Process 69

First Pilot Outcomes 70

The Importance of Consistency to a Good Start 70

The Role of Battle Buddies 71

The Citi Salutes Impact 71

Glitches Along the Way 73

Unsuccessful Recruitment Choices 73

Supervisor Limitations 74

Skill Mismatches 74

Two- Year Outcomes at Citi 78

From Pilot to Operationalizing: Expanding Irving Success across Citi 7