Reclaiming Humanity

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This book is a profound call to action for leaders to build more resilient, innovative, and truly human organizations. Roy's core thesis is a strategic imperative for the modern age: "progress for any one group of people cannot be made without progress for everyone." She challenges us to move beyond the zero-sum thinking that so often derails DEI and change management efforts, embracing a powerful strategy of "mutuality." Reclaiming Humanity is an essential, transformative read for any leader, manager, or citizen seeking to navigate the divisions of our time and build a more just, connected, and prosperous future for all. -- John Boudreau, Emeritus Professor and Senior Research Scientist, Center for Effective Organizations, University of Southern California, US In Reclaiming Humanity, Beth Roy analyzes the complex, makes it intelligible, and prescribes an agenda of action to change the status quo so we can live in a society that 'values the human heart and spirit...[and] the love of nature without which none of us will long survive.' For an increasingly dismal world she offers thoughtful analysis and careful prescription. -- Mike Miller, Community Organizer Reclaiming Humanity by Dr. Beth Roy should be an indispensable citizens field manual for anyone struggling to understand how and why our country has all but lost the ability to value, care about, and provide for the basic needs of its richly diverse population. The reality of our diversity cannot be denied despite aggressive efforts to do so. In a concise and story filled narrative, Beth Roy's book provides the detailed knowledge and clarity of the structural and relationship dynamics that we urgently need to know and understand in order to take action as we empower ourselves in response to current government policy. -- Roberto Chene, MA, Director of the Intercultural Leadership Training and Conflict Resolution Albuquerque, NM, US This is a wonderful book. Beth Roy first shares intimately acquired evidence of our dehumanizing culture, including patriarchy, identities, racism, and individualism. Then she examines how many institutions are dehumanizing. Finally, she radically argues that building connections can reclaim humanization. Yes, she does, convincingly. She shows how connecting can be liberating. -- Louis Kriesberg is Maxwell Professor Emeritus of Social Conflict Studies at Syracuse University, US