Inclusion Breakthrough: Unleashing the Real Power of Diversity [Standard Large Print 16 Pt Edition]

Business & Money

Miller, Frederick A.

Human Resources

ReadHowYouWant

Constant, continuing, and cataclysmic change is causing a major crisis within business organizations today. Faced with constantly advancing technology, unpredictable market shifts, intense global competition, and an increasingly independent ''free agent'' workforce, the only way for an organization to adapt and succeed is to build a ''culture of inclusion'' that nurtures and draws on the talents of a diverse workforce. Easy to say but hard to do; most organizations are mired in industrial revolution, static-world business models administered by monocultural, bordering-on-oppressive, ''command and control'' hierarchies. Organizations at risk include Fortune 500 giants, entrepreneurial start-ups, manufacturing and retail operations, government agencies, not-for-profits, educational institutions, and others. Most organizational change efforts-whether labeled as diversity efforts, re-engineering, right-sizing, or total-quality-management-are a waste of time, money, and human effort. Most produce more cynicism than results, and they can poison the waters for future change efforts. The Inclusion Breakthrough cuts a path through this potential minefield, offering a proven methodology for strategic organizational change, including models for diagnosing, planning, and implementing inclusion-focused, culture-change strategies tailored to each organization's individual needs. It also describes the key competencies for leading and sustaining a culture of inclusion. Offering real-world results of ''before and after'' surveys, including anecdotal and statistical reports of organizational change achieved using the methodologies described, The Inclusion Breakthrough presents an overview of current workplace conditions, attitudes, and policies based on interviews, surveys, and focus groups encompassing thousands of people in major organizations. The Inclusion Breakthrough demonstrates why the bottom line must be the central focus of any change strategy-and more importantly, how to carry that strategy out successfully.

Inclusion Breakthrough: Unleashing the Real Power of Diversity

Business Development & Entrepreneurship

Some organizations pay a great deal of attention to ensuring the physical safety of their team members, but do the team members feel safe enough to speak up and raise tough concerns or share bold and still-in-formation ideas? In this book, bestselling authors and inclusion experts Frederick A. Miller and Judith H. Katz introduce the concept of "interaction safety" and demonstrate how it can help create a work environment of trust, inclusion, and collaboration. Interaction safety encourages reasonable risk-taking and inspires every individual to be brave enough to reach for higher goals and more ambitious possibilities. When interaction safety exists, people know they will not be penalized, ostracized, demoted, made small, discounted, or shunned because of their thoughts, contributions, and conversations. Individuals feel encouraged and empowered and can achieve more together than they would alone. Miller and Katz provide a four-level model for assessing and increasing the interaction safety in organizations, illustrated by short scenarios taken from real-life situations. They offer concrete actions team members, leaders, and organizations can take to build and maintain a productive, collaborative, and innovative environment in which people do their best work individually and collectively. When interaction safety is a way of life, the energy people used to spend walking on eggshells, trying to get their ideas heard, navigating minefields, or avoiding those they distrust can instead be put toward doing their best work and winning bigger for the organization. With a culture of openness and true collaboration, both the organization and individuals can soar!

Safe Enough to Soar: Accelerating Trust, Inclusion & Collaboration in the Workplace

Katz, Judith

Business Culture

Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Your people might be your organization’s greatest assets, but their interactions with one another are what determine the quality and the quantity of their contributions. Few organizations know how to generate the sense of excitement, energy, and shared mission that occurs when people truly join together. This book shows how, describing four simple behavioral keys that fundamentally change how people work together — building greater trust, understanding and collaboration.

Opening Doors to Teamwork and Collaboration: 4 Keys That Change Everything

Katz, Judith H.

Management & Leadership

Organizations are only as productive as the interactions that take place between individuals, teams, and divisions. This audiobook is a short, engaging guide for dramatically improving the quality of these interactions. The four keys that Judith Katz and Frederick Miller provide offer a framework and a common language for creating an open, honest, and supportive workplace, one where people arent afraid to speak up and where everyone feels respected. The four keys are: Lean into DiscomfortBe willing to move beyond your comfort zone and help create an environment in which others feel the same way. Listen as an AllyTry to find ways you can support fellow employees ideas. Share Your Intent and IntensityMake it crystal clear how committed you feel to any idea you raise. Share Street CornersYour perspective (your corner) is only one point of view. Actively encourage people from other corners to offer their perspectives.

Opening Doors to Teamwork & Collaboration: 4 Keys That Change Everything

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Change Champions: A Dialogic Approach to Creating an Inclusive Culture

Biggs, Monica E.

Industries

BMI Publishing

When I don’t feel safe… …I know you are not getting the best out of me. …I walk on eggshells and I’m careful about what I say. …I fear being judged or made small. …It is harder to join, to trust, to accept different and new ideas or people. When interaction safety exists, I have the freedom to share my ideas. Doors to trust, collaboration, understanding, and inclusion are open. And we all can soar―reaching new levels of performance individually and collectively. “There is nothing more central to a high performing organization than trust in the workplace. Fred and Judith have given us a fantastic hands-on, practical process to move any organization, no matter where it sits, toward that goal. Bravo!”―JERRY GREENFIELD, cofounder of Ben &amp; Jerry’s Ice Cream

Safe Enough to Soar: Accelerating Trust, Inclusion, and Collaboration in the Workplace

Dreamscape Media

The Power of Agency

Economics

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