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Book

The includers : the 7 traits of culturally savvy, anti-racist leaders

Call Number

  • 658.4092 P5586 (CEN)

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Publication Information

Dallas, TX : BenBella Books, Inc., [2024]

Physical Description

xvii, 231 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Summary

"In The Includers, Colette Phillips shares data and real-life stories, focusing on the steps to take, qualities to hone, and people to emulate to become an "includer." By highlighting the experiences of real includers who have utilized their positions as leaders to fight for change, Phillips shows that this form of allyship isn't just possible, it's easy, sustainable, and necessary"--

Contents

  • Foreword
  • Introduction: Inclusion, pandemics, and America's racial awakening
  • Character-civil, ethical leadership counts
  • Cultural intelligence-insight and self-awareness to mitigate misunderstanding
  • Connections-Mix it up and multiply
  • Communications-make the message matter
  • Collaboration-ascend through alliance
  • Courage-fearless leadership, focused decisions
  • Commitment-stay the course and win
  • Suuper includers: seven leaders who became champions for anti-racism
  • Epilogue: a clarion call to corporate America
  • Additional resources to support
  • Diversity, equity, and inclusion
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Index.

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