The diversity code : unlock the secrets to making differences work in the real world / Michelle T. Johnson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, Michelle T.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diversity in the workplace.

Diversity in the workplace--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

New York : AMACOM, American Management Association, 2010.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Diversity is about more than just compliance.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: So What Is the Diversity Code, Anyway?; 1 How Do You Define Diversity?; 2 Can You Tell Me What Diversity Isn't?; 3 What Is the Basic Law on Discrimination?; 4 How Do Diversity Issues Differ from Discrimination?; 5 Shouldn't I Just Have to Worry About What the Law Requires Me to Worry About?; 6 Why Isn't It Enough to Just Acknowledge the Ways in Which People Are the Same?; 7 Doesn't Figuring Out Everybody's Differences at Work Take Too Much Time Away from Work?; 8 Do White Guys Even Have to Worry About Diversity Since They Don't Have Any?

9 If I'm a Member of a Minority Group or Have a Best Friend or Spouse Who Is, Then I'm Covered on Diversity, Aren't I?10 How Do I Figure Out How to Hear the Differences Around Me?; 11 How Do I Avoid Overstepping, Being Too Personal, or Creeping into Sexual Harassment Territory?; 12 Doesn't Understanding a Difference Mean That I'm Accepting Something That I Don't Necessarily Support?; 13 How Can I Tell Whether My Company Is Really Diverse or If It's Just Saying It Is?; 14 Is There Some Point Where My Company's Problem with Diversity Starts Being My Problem?

15 When I See a Problem with Diversity, How Do I Go About Addressing It?16 Isn't Instituting Real Change Bound to Tick Someone Off?; 17 If I'm the One Being Accused of Cultural Insensitivity or Worse, Aren't I Already Screwed?; 18 How Do I Really Call Someone Out on Their Mess When They Have More Rank Than I Do?; 19 As a Department Head or Supervisor, How Do I Really Get People Past Conflicts in the Workplace Once They Have Escalated Badly?; 20 What Is the Purpose of a Company's Annual Diversity Report?; 21 As a Company, When Do We Know When We Have Actually Achieved Diversity?; Conclusion

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9786612764424

9781282764422

128276442X

9780814416334

0814416330

OCLC:

669127092