The Advantage of Other: A Leader’s Guide to Building an Equitable, Dynamic, and Productive Workplace - Hardcover

Geenen, Nancy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1642253774 ISBN 13: 9781642253771

Publisher: Advantage Media Group, 2023

Synopsis

The Advantage of Other is a practical, personable guide for anyone who has the right intentions around Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, but doesn’t have the tools they need to create a long-term, sustainable cultural shift in their company culture.

If you are a little intimidated by the concepts of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, this book will teach you everything you need to know about transforming your workplace from the inside out.

The chapters will touch on the five pillars of an organization: People, Presence, Pipeline, Partners, and Profits. Each chapter includes personal stories and struggles, clear goals and objects, and actionable objectives and recommendations for personal and professional transformation. Written in a clear, personable and easy-to-understand style, this book will take you step by step through the process of creating a culture of inclusivity to build a high performing team.

About this title

About the Author

NANCY GEENEN is a serial entrepreneur, and the cofounder and visionary of Flexability, a workplace equity and inclusion firm that has partnered with hundreds of organizations to equip them to build equitable, dynamic, and productive working environments. Prior to that, Nancy spent twenty-five years as a trial attorney, including two years as a prosecutor for the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. She holds a Master’s in Education from Stanford, a Law Degree from Santa Clara University, and attended the Owner/President Management Leadership program at Harvard Business School.

When she’s not working, Nancy can be found reading, playing with her dogs, going for walks with her wife or on a river with a fly rod, playing catch and release with a variety of trout species."

From the Back Cover

Create a Vibrant, Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Workplace and Watch Your Bottom Line Thrive

A lot of attention is paid to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace right now. And rightly so. For too long, the work of DEI was seen as a distraction―or worse, a detraction―from the bottom line. But we now know that having a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace is not only good for company culture and morale; it’s also good for business.

The Advantage of Other is a book designed to support entrepreneurs, founders, and leaders in any field who want to transform their organizations diversity, equity, and inclusion policies, going beyond the quick fixes and metrics-driven analyses to make deep, long-lasting, and sustainable transformation from the ground up.

Author Nancy Geenen is a serial entrepreneur and founder of Flexability, a workplace equity and inclusion firm that has helped hundreds of organizations to build equitable, dynamic, and productive working environments. Her words will take you step by step through her personal and professional journey to share insights and strategic recommendations.

This practical and actionable content will reorient your business concepts around the core precepts of stakeholder primacy and give you the tools you need to invest in people and in actions that stimulate growth and generate a clear competitive advantage.

Edition details

• Publisher: Advantage Media Group
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1642253774
• ISBN 13: 9781642253771
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 175