How to rescue a diversity and inclusion program headed for failure
Summary
The recent widespread protests against racism brought diversity and inclusion issues to the forefront, and theyve put more pressure on leaders to take a stand. The book covers some steps well-known organizations, such as Uber and WeWork, have taken to address issues in their workplace culture and, in turn, improve their leadership skills. One of the issues touched on in the book is the failure to launch diversity and inclusion strategies in the workplace, a complicated subject built on years of both unconscious and conscious bias. "Heres the main problem with not doing as much as you can, as quickly as you can, to promote inclusion: Failing to act in the presence of bias is demoralizing and inhumane," Frei and Morriss wrote. This excerpt is from Unleashed: The Unapologetic Leaders Guide to Empowering Everyone Around You, authored by Frances Frei and Anne Morriss, published by Harvard Business Review Press.