Nowadays, everyone knows that they “should” make their work culture more diverse and inclusive. They might even know that diversity could increase their team’s creativity—but moving from abstract appreciation to concrete action is a leap toward inclusivity that relatively few people make.
Even so, the fact remains that whether you’re a leader or a new hire, there are steps you can take to support minorities and marginalized voices. So if you’d like to make your workplace a more welcoming space, we recommend checking out the seven thought-provoking reads below.
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Unapologetically Ambitious: Take Risks, Break Barriers, and Create Success on Your Own Terms
By Shellye Archambeau
Full of empowering wisdom from one of Silicon Valley’s first female African American CEOs, this inspiring leadership book offers a blueprint for how to cultivate a family, bring your full self to work, and achieve your professional goals.
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Toxic: A Guide to Rebuilding Respect and Tolerance in a Hostile Workplace
By Clive Lewis
Business psychologist Clive Lewis draws upon his decades of experience in HR and mediation to distill the problems and underlying causes of toxic workplaces before demonstrating how toxicity can be both prevented and resolved.
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Just Work: How to Root Out Bias, Prejudice, and Bullying to Build a Kick-Ass Culture of Inclusivity
By Kim Scott
From the author of the groundbreaking Radical Candor comes the essential guide that leaders and their employees need to create more just workplaces and establish new norms of collaboration and respect.
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Did That Just Happen?!: Beyond “Diversity”―Creating Sustainable and Inclusive Organizations
By Stephanie Pinder-Amaker and Lauren Wadsworth
This handbook from two clinical psychologists breaks down the ways that organizations (and all people) can improve their cultural awareness and become more equitable in their work and personal relationships.
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Building for Everyone: Expand Your Market with Design Practices from Google’s Product Inclusion Team
By Annie Jean-Baptiste
For years, Google has set the standard for innovative products and business practices. And now, their Head of Product Inclusion, Annie Jean-Baptiste, shows how any organization can cultivate inclusive teams where diversity becomes a source of strength and creativity.
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Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighter Manual
By Luvvie Ajayi Jones
With humor and honesty, and guided by the influence of her professional troublemaking Nigerian grandmother, Luvvie Ajayi Jones walks us through what we must get right within ourselves before we can do the things that scare us.
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Inclusify: The Power of Uniqueness and Belonging to Build Innovative Teams
By Stefanie K. Johnson
In this groundbreaking guide, a management expert outlines the transformative leadership skill of tomorrow—one that can make it possible to build truly diverse and inclusive teams that value employees’ need to belong while still being themselves.
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