Building Diversity in Organizations
A Systemic Approach to Equality and Inclusion
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-7494-7285-6 (ISBN)
Description
Diversity and inclusion is a hot topic within organizations, yet despite decades of efforts being made to address this issue, little progress has been made. Setting quotas or changing legislation alone is not the answer. This book provides readers with a new, holistic and tactical perspective on the subject of diversity. It identifies a range of social, biological, psychological, cultural and evolutionary factors that contribute to how we are naturally inclined to think about ourselves and others, how group dynamics operate, and the impact of difference and power. The authors propose a series of six original steps to instigate the fundamental psychological and cultural shift that is needed to create more efficient, ethical, equal and diverse environments. Anyone responsible for increasing the diversity of their organization will gain value from this forward-looking, solutions-focused book.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7494-7285-6 (9780749472856)
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Chris Yates is the Chief Learning Officer and Head of People and Organisational Development for Caterpillar Inc. Chris is Founder and MD of Ethical Organisational Design; previously he has most recently held the position of Group Head of Organisational Development for the HSBC Group. Previously he was the Vice President for Organisational Capability & Talent at American Express Group of Companies. He has also worked at Canon, the Japanese FMCG group and the National Health Services in the UK He has work across the Globe and brings a unique perspective of having developed commercial people solutions in 5 continents. He specialises in organisational design, leadership development, articulation of competitive culture and the management of significant change initiatives. Chris adapts his style for the diverse set of stakeholders in varying geographies, often working directly on projects personally commissioned by the Group Chief Executive / Chairman. He holds a Masters in Occupational and Organisational Psychology and has lived in 4 continents.
Pooja Sachdev was engaged as a consultant Organisational Development Specialist for HSBC for many years, where she was instrumental in the development of a global programme aimed at reducing the impact of unconscious bias in decision-making, and increasing female representation at senior levels. Prior to HSBC, she worked as a consultant at Towers Perrin (now Towers Watson), where she developed a bespoke programme to identify issues around work-life balance, or "life-work integration", for employees in the pharmaceutical sector worldwide. She was appointed Senior Policy Officer at the Commission for Racial Equality, where she was responsible for equality and diversity within the organisation as well as the guidance it provided to others publicly. She has worked with a wide range of organisations in the public and private sectors, including Channel 4, London Borough of Newham, the Department for Trade and Industry (as was), Novartis and Royal Mail. Pooja holds an MSc in Occupational Psychology. She has lived in three countries, and is a trained counsellor, coach and group moderator.
Pooja Sachdev was engaged as a consultant Organisational Development Specialist for HSBC for many years, where she was instrumental in the development of a global programme aimed at reducing the impact of unconscious bias in decision-making, and increasing female representation at senior levels. Prior to HSBC, she worked as a consultant at Towers Perrin (now Towers Watson), where she developed a bespoke programme to identify issues around work-life balance, or "life-work integration", for employees in the pharmaceutical sector worldwide. She was appointed Senior Policy Officer at the Commission for Racial Equality, where she was responsible for equality and diversity within the organisation as well as the guidance it provided to others publicly. She has worked with a wide range of organisations in the public and private sectors, including Channel 4, London Borough of Newham, the Department for Trade and Industry (as was), Novartis and Royal Mail. Pooja holds an MSc in Occupational Psychology. She has lived in three countries, and is a trained counsellor, coach and group moderator.