Overview
- Offers strategic tools, assessments to identify gaps in diversity, inclusiveness and purpose in your organization
- Identifies the six capabilities that are required to close the diversity gap
- Identifies the five evolutionary stages of Diversity Performance and the required stage for your organization
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D&I is no longer a passing fad. It’s not about legal compliance or HR box-ticking, in fact diversity and inclusion is a critical factor for success. #MeToo, #BlackLivesMatter and the ballooning disparate consequences of Covid-19 on minorities brings renewed emphasis on D&I agendas, and the economic reality that diverse talent is good for business and good for sustainability.
In Beyond D&I, Kay Formanek brings her more than twenty years’ experience working with the world’s leading organizations to take diversity and inclusion into the strategic roadmap of the organization. Whether you’re a leader, HR practitioner, sponsor of a D&I initiative or an employee who wants to see your organization benefit from more inclusivity, the book equips you with the tools you need to develop the strategic case for diversity, craft a compelling narrative and chart a tailored roadmap to lock in diversity gains and close key performance gaps.
As well as two core anchor models—the Virtuous Circle and Integrated Diversity Model— the book features case studies, profiles of inclusive leaders, engaging and intuitive visuals and a wealth of evidence-based initiatives that you can start implementing today. With five essential elements and six core capabilities, the result is a definitive, holistic and practical guide that will help you convert your D&I initiatives into sustainable diversity performance.
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Why Do Organizations Need to Pursue Diversity?
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What Are the Diversity Performance Gaps?
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How to Close Diversity Performance Capability Gaps?
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SYNTHESIS of the WHY, the WHAT and the HOW
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Reviews
“The business case for diversity is now established beyond doubt. Unilever believes in the power of diversity to drive stronger business outcomes. Kay’s book is based on the latest well-researched insights on the subject. The resulting model complements a traditional approach to Diversity and Inclusion with the need to also factor-in Equity, Purpose, and Leadership. It is a practical guide to the Why?, What?, and How? of turning diversity into a source of high performance in organisations.”
Alan Jope, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever PLC
"Beyond D&I provides practical tools for business leaders who hold these values and strive to integrate them throughout their organizations.
Kay Formanek shares her global perspective and experience through a narrative accessibly grounded in research findings. Her vision is to guide readers through a D&I journey, empowering them as change agents within and beyond their organizations."
Zoe Kinias, Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour, INSEAD
“Kay shares a wealth of insights that frame diversity and inclusion as a business imperative as well as a deeply human one. She makes a compelling, multi-dimensional business case for the journey required to lead diverse teams so we can all do our part in navigating the world’s overwhelming complexities. We need courageous leaders to take on this challenge and commit to advancing diversity and inclusion with leadership and purpose in their organizations and in society. Kay’s book takes the dialogue and understanding to a new level.”
Jill Ader, Chairwoman, Egon Zehnder
“Kay is a bright star in the world of diversity, inclusion and belonging. Working with her for years in Aberkyn has been a treat. She always surprises me with her evidence-basedinsights, inspires me with her soft-spoken style of facilitation, and raises the bar for me on how to apply it pragmatically every day in business. It is great she now captured her ideas and method in this book, to make them accessible for all of us”.
Arne Gast, Senior Partner McKinsey & Company, leader of the People & Organizational Performance Practice across Asia-Pacific, and co-founder of Aberkyn
Alan Jope, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever PLC
"Beyond D&I provides practical tools for business leaders who hold these values and strive to integrate them throughout their organizations.
Kay Formanek shares her global perspective and experience through a narrative accessibly grounded in research findings. Her vision is to guide readers through a D&I journey, empowering them as change agents within and beyond their organizations."
Zoe Kinias, Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour, INSEAD
“Kay shares a wealth of insights that frame diversity and inclusion as a business imperative as well as a deeply human one. She makes a compelling, multi-dimensional business case for the journey required to lead diverse teams so we can all do our part in navigating the world’s overwhelming complexities. We need courageous leaders to take on this challenge and commit to advancing diversity and inclusion with leadership and purpose in their organizations and in society. Kay’s book takes the dialogue and understanding to a new level.”
Jill Ader, Chairwoman, Egon Zehnder
“Kay is a bright star in the world of diversity, inclusion and belonging. Working with her for years in Aberkyn has been a treat. She always surprises me with her evidence-basedinsights, inspires me with her soft-spoken style of facilitation, and raises the bar for me on how to apply it pragmatically every day in business. It is great she now captured her ideas and method in this book, to make them accessible for all of us”.
Arne Gast, Senior Partner McKinsey & Company, leader of the People & Organizational Performance Practice across Asia-Pacific, and co-founder of Aberkyn
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Kay Formanek is a global speaker on Diversity and Inclusion, visiting lecturer at leading business schools and Founder of Diversity and Performance BV, which is committed to unleashing the power of Diversity Performance within profit and not-for-profit organizations around the world. Within this role, Kay offers advisory and research services, including coaching for inclusive and strategic diversity leaders. She has also worked for leading global professional services organizations for over 20 years as Partner and Managing Director, actively supporting their D&I strategy realization. Her proven approach to leading diversity strategically draws on extensive research and advisory work with over 50 organizations.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Beyond D&I
Book Subtitle: Leading Diversity with Purpose and Inclusiveness
Authors: Kay Formanek
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75336-8
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: Diversity and Performance BV 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-75335-1Published: 11 November 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-75336-8Published: 10 November 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXV, 308
Number of Illustrations: 75 illustrations in colour
Topics: Diversity Management/Women in Business, Business Strategy/Leadership, Management, Human Resource Management