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Dear White Leader: How to Achieve Organizational Excellence through Cultural Humility
Your Guide to Navigating the Complexity of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB). Become an exceptional leader who embraces cultural humility and builds bridges to create a truly inclusive organization.
Do you desire to get better at leading DEIB efforts? Do you want to become an exceptional leader? Have you noticed that people in minoritized groups leave your organization at a faster rate than your White employees? Do you recognize that not all team members feel a sense of inclusion and belonging in your organization? Are you ready to do something about it?
We find ourselves at a time in history that demands more of us as leaders. You may view the work of DEIB as complex, even overwhelming. The first step is developing a posture of cultural humility. Good news. This will impact every aspect of your life, both professionally and personally.
You want to be an exceptional leader at an exceptional organization. Dear White Leader provides the step-by-step DEIB guidance you’ve been looking for.
PLEASE When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
Do you desire to get better at leading DEIB efforts? Do you want to become an exceptional leader? Have you noticed that people in minoritized groups leave your organization at a faster rate than your White employees? Do you recognize that not all team members feel a sense of inclusion and belonging in your organization? Are you ready to do something about it?
We find ourselves at a time in history that demands more of us as leaders. You may view the work of DEIB as complex, even overwhelming. The first step is developing a posture of cultural humility. Good news. This will impact every aspect of your life, both professionally and personally.
You want to be an exceptional leader at an exceptional organization. Dear White Leader provides the step-by-step DEIB guidance you’ve been looking for.
PLEASE When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
172 pages, Paperback
Published June 4, 2024
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September 16, 2024
It is not really the responsibility of leaders of color to fix a system that they did not build or break. However Dr. Joel Pérez puts together a practical guide that will be a resource for leaders who understand that communities and organizations are better and more likely to achieve what they should if systems are in place that welcome diversity, build equity, nurture inclusion and bring all kinds of people to belong.
Joel does not just set up diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) as an end in itself. He makes the case very well that cultural humility is a tool that will be part of becoming an excellent leader in the 21st century. In addition to making the case for why DEIB is a good thing, he puts some tools together that will help leaders work toward that ideal.
While I have used some of the cultural principles and even the Intercultural Diversity Inventory as I have mentored leaders, I found the way that all these are put together to be helpful to see leaders improve incrementally and transformationally.
Joel uses his practical experience as an organizational leader and a consultant to provide the reader with steps to build on these values and be the kind of transformational leader that organizations need in today’s environment. Each chapter ends with a “Take Action” section that provides the opportunity to think about the concepts presented in that chapter, reflect and apply those principles to the reader's specific situation and circumstances.
I have had the pleasure of working with Joel as he was a consultant for my employer. Joel used the tools that he describes in the book in clear and helpful ways to move that organization forward and set it on a trajectory toward cultural humility and to look more like the community that it serves. I have also seen Joel use his skills with a community organization, capitalizing on cultural humility as a tool to bring essential tools to a diverse community.
I highly recommend this book as a tool to improve your leadership skills in the areas of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. I also recommend Joel’s services as a consultant to help you move toward cultural humility.
Joel does not just set up diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) as an end in itself. He makes the case very well that cultural humility is a tool that will be part of becoming an excellent leader in the 21st century. In addition to making the case for why DEIB is a good thing, he puts some tools together that will help leaders work toward that ideal.
While I have used some of the cultural principles and even the Intercultural Diversity Inventory as I have mentored leaders, I found the way that all these are put together to be helpful to see leaders improve incrementally and transformationally.
Joel uses his practical experience as an organizational leader and a consultant to provide the reader with steps to build on these values and be the kind of transformational leader that organizations need in today’s environment. Each chapter ends with a “Take Action” section that provides the opportunity to think about the concepts presented in that chapter, reflect and apply those principles to the reader's specific situation and circumstances.
I have had the pleasure of working with Joel as he was a consultant for my employer. Joel used the tools that he describes in the book in clear and helpful ways to move that organization forward and set it on a trajectory toward cultural humility and to look more like the community that it serves. I have also seen Joel use his skills with a community organization, capitalizing on cultural humility as a tool to bring essential tools to a diverse community.
I highly recommend this book as a tool to improve your leadership skills in the areas of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. I also recommend Joel’s services as a consultant to help you move toward cultural humility.
June 17, 2024
Joel Perez's invitation to Cultural Humility is an engaging combination of vulnerability and expertise, of thoughtful research and accessible tools. While the primary audience is White organizational leaders, most of us are leaders in various informal ways regardless of what our official job descriptions might be, so anyone who is hoping to grow in their ability to relate to people different from themselves can benefit. The style is easy to read, while also providing many opportunities to think deeply and to take concrete action through practical exercises at the end of each chapter.
"Business/leadership" is not a genre I typically enjoy, but I really appreciated this one. The stories of personal relationships and experiences drew me in and made me want to keep reading, to keep learning.
"Business/leadership" is not a genre I typically enjoy, but I really appreciated this one. The stories of personal relationships and experiences drew me in and made me want to keep reading, to keep learning.
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