Building a House for Diversity: How a Fable About a Giraffe & an Elephant Offers New Strategies for Today's Workforce - Couverture rigide

THOMAS

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ISBN 10 : 0814404634 ISBN 13 : 9780814404638

Editeur : Amacom, 1999

Synopsis

"What could an elephant and a giraffe teach people about working together? Some very important lessons, it seems, about the complex - and critically important - issues of dealing with diversity in the workforce. "Building a House for Diversity" begins with a short fable about how a friendship between the two animals is threatened when the house built for a tall, skinny giraffe cannot accommodate his invited guest, a broad, bulky elephant. Using this story as a vivid metaphor for the difficult issues inherent in diversity, the book goes on to demonstrate how managing diversity can be seen as a set of skills that anyone can learn and use. In a way that makes diversity management "up close and personal", "Building a House for Diversity" offers compelling, real-life stories of individual experiences at work. It includes: the perspective of both "insiders" (usually white males) and "outsiders" (usually minorities or women); insightful commentary illuminating what these experiences tell us about the challenges and opportunities of diversity; a particularly interesting segment on Phil Jackson, legendary Chicago Bulls coach, and how he dealt with diversity issues in his relationships to Michael Jordan, Dennis Rodman, Scottie Pippin, and others; and, hands-on guidance to help readers become "diversity mature" and take personal responsibility for their attitudes and actions. Throughout, the book reflects the seminal thinking of R. Roosevelt Thomas, Jr., a pioneer in articulating the concepts of managing diversity. In this book, he has produced his most creative and practical approach to this continuing challenge."

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

"R. ROOSEVELT THOMAS, Jr., Ph.D. (Atlanta, GA) one of America's most respected authorities on diversity issues, is CEO of R. Thomas Consulting & Training, Inc. and founder of the American Institute for Managing Diversity. He is the author of Beyond Race and Gender (AMACOM 0-8144-7807-7) and Redefining Diversity (AMACOM 0-8144-0228-3). MARJORIE I. WOODRUFF is Director of Curriculum Development at R. Thomas Consulting & Training, Inc."

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Amacom
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0814404634
• ISBN 13: 9780814404638
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible