The Inclusion Dividend: Why Investing in Diversity & Inclusion Pays Off Hardcover – May 21, 2013

Read the first few chapters love it so far. Wanted to write this review before i forget about it. Being a minority myself, i have faced many of the challenges described in this book. When the author said diversity is a high risk/high reward initiative; that instantly clicked with me. I can see how homogeneous teams can be efficient, but diverse teams can break barriers and take companies to new heights. Also the author makes a strong case for the 'inclusion' aspect that goes hand in hand with diversity and is ignored by many executives who think they are done once they hire a minority individual.

As a leader, I find that my ability to manage, support and work with people depends less on my understanding of them and more on my understanding of myself, my perceptions, my prejudices and my projections. This book is an essential tool for anyone working with humans in any field. The beginning of change is awareness. Many of us wander around inside our egos rather than standing deeper, in that place beyond ego, in which we can observe our ego (and our behaviors which result from it) so that we are living, working and communicating from a deeper, more authentic place. This, and only this way of living will inspire and create meaningful connection which is, in turn essential for effective work and communication. This book raises awareness to the realities of conscious and subconscious prejudices which get in the way of working relationships like a virus gets in the way of a computer's functioning. I will be buying this book for every staff member over whom I have any oversight and any colleague with whom I work, so that we can work more effectively and each be the peace in the world for which we all so long.

Donovan and Kaplan have created a valuable resource for understanding the purpose and value of leading diversity. Most important they have taken key diversity concepts and put it in understandable examples and questions we can relate to. This reading can help business and public leaders fully grasp the importance of asking themselves some tough questions and potentially opening themselves up more to talk more freely about differences and engage in conversations.

I teach on diversity and textbooks are not always the best resource so this book is a fantastic resource.

an important book that I find myself quoting often

Very instructional administrative POV.

Prompt service book in good condition

You can get everything out of most business books in the first couple of chapters, but this book gives you your money's worth. The Inclusion Dividend provides a lot of good solid knowledge throughout on inclusion in the workplace and how it can really make your company competitive. It was an accessible read for a non-diversity and inclusion expert like myself. The examples were spot on. It was almost like they were looking into my company. Well done.

Well-written, good examples, connected to business impact. A great read! Made loads of notes!If you're overwhelmed about D&I this book explains it and connects it to business impact

Good read. Just what I needed for an understanding of diversity and inclusion. And included unconscious bias

Good read and a good start to understand key concepts around D&I. Would highly recommend to anyone who is looking to get a strong primer, and also use as a reference to think through their strategy and deployment.