Inclusive Leadership: The Definitive Guide To Developing And Executing An Impactful Diversity And Inclusion Strategy

by Charlotte Sweeney, Fleur Bothwick

Inclusive Leadership has been officially shortlisted in the 'Management Futures' category for the 2018 Management Book of the Year prize which has just been announced by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and the British Library. The most successful organisations are those with the most diverse and engaged workforces. Studies show an 80% improvement in business performance among those with high diversity levels. When people feel included and able to reach their full potential, they are more engaged, more productive and often more creative. Inclusive Leadership will help you drive culture change using organisational development principles. It takes you through the key components of leading change throughout the employee lifecycle, your supply chain, and through product development. Crucially, it will help you make a genuine impact on your business, through your people, both now and in the future.

Genres: Leadership, Professional Development, Nonfiction

336 pages, Paperback

Published October 25, 2016

Reviews

[Koen Van den Eeckhout · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is truly a 'definitive guide': a must read for everyone involved in, or trying to get involved in diversity and inclusiveness in a business environment!

[Scott Williams · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was highly recommended to me so I didn’t look into it much before buying it. However, I’m not overly impressed with it. First, it was published in 2017 and this field has really exploded since 2019 thanks to Black Lives Matter and a great deal of Indigenous advocacy. Second, it’s written by two wealthy white women. They would not be my first choice as experts in the field.

The book has problems in conflating sex and gender. They do their best to mention LGBT issues but it’s clear that there’s not much understanding of trans folks.

The book is really meant as a very introductory look at the topic for people working in the corporate world. I think we’ve moved past this introductory level at this point. I also wouldn’t recommend it for people working in the not-for-profit sector.