HBR's 10 Must Reads on Diversity (with bonus article "Making Differences Matter: A New Paradigm for Managing Diversity" By David A. Thomas and Robin J. Ely)

by Harvard Business Review

Overview

Reap the benefits of a diverse workforce.

If you read nothing else on promoting diversity and realizing its benefits, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you create a culture that seeks and celebrates difference.

This book will inspire you to:

• Identify and address bias
• Short-circuit discrimination instead of unintentionally feeding it
• Attract, retain, and engage talented people who represent myriad identities
• Ensure that everyone has equal access to growth opportunities
• Trade outdated policies for practices that are proven to foster inclusion
• Harness employees' unique skills and perspectives to transform how your company operates

This collection of articles includes "Making Differences Matter: A New Paradigm for Managing Diversity," by David A. Thomas and Robin J. Ely; "Why Diversity Programs Fail," by Frank Dobbin and Alexandra Kalev; "'Numbers Take Us Only So Far,'" by Maxine Williams; "Race Matters: The Truth About Mentoring Minorities," by David A. Thomas; "Leadership in Your Midst: Tapping the Hidden Strengths of Minority Executives," by Sylvia Ann Hewlett, Carolyn Buck Luce, and Cornel West; "What Most People Get Wrong About Men and Women," by Catherine H. Tinsley and Robin J. Ely; "Hacking Tech's Diversity Problems," by Joan C. Williams; "Why Men Still Get More Promotions Than Women," by Herminia Ibarra, Nancy M. Carter, and Christine Silva; "When No One Retires," by Paul Irving; "Neurodiversity as a Competitive Advantage," by Robert D. Austin and Gary P. Pisano; "Managing Multicultural Teams," by Jeanne Brett, Kristin Behfar, and Mary C. Kern; and "7 Myths About Coming Out at Work," by Raymond Trau, Jane O'Leary, and Cathy Brown.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781633697720
Publisher:	Harvard Business Review Press
Publication date:	05/21/2019
Series:	HBR's 10 Must Reads Series
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	493,123
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

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Table of Contents

Bonus Article

Making Differences Matter: A New Paradigm for Managing Diversity David A. Thomas Robin J. Ely 1

Why Diversity Programs Fail Frank Dobbin Alexandra Katev 29

"Numbers Take Us Only So Far" Maxine Williams 45

Race Matters: The Truth About Mentoring Minorities David A. Thomas 57

Leadership in Your Midst: Tapping the Hidden Strengths of Minority Executives Sylvia Ann Hewlett Carolyn Buck Luce Cornel West 79

What Most People Get Wrong About Men and Women Catherine H. Tinsley Robin J. Ely 97

Hacking Tech's Diversity Problem Joan C. Williams 113

Why Men Still Get More Promotions Than Women Herminia Ibarra Nancy M. Carter Christine Silva 125

When No One Retires Paul Irving 137

Neurodiversity as a Competitive Advantage Robert D. Austin Gary P. Pisano 149

Managing Multicultural Teams Jeanne Brett Kristin Behfar Mary C. Kern 163

Bonus Article From Hbr.Org

7 Myths About Coming Out at Work Raymond Trau Jane O'Leary Cathy Brown 181

About the Contributors 189

Index 193