The Diversity Advantage, 3rd Ed.

Powerful information you can put to work right away...this practical book is brimming with insights, answers, resources and tactics-to make diversity and inclusion daily practices instead of intangible concepts. This enhanced and updated edition of The Diversity Advantage: A Guide to Make Diversity Work, 3rd Ed. is a must read for all professionals who want to improve their ability to interact effectively with all types of people regardless of their packaging. In today's global marketplace, having effective diversity and inclusion skills that enhance cultural competence is a must. This book shows you how to incorporate inclusive practices as you lead, sell, provide service to or educate others. As you read this book, you will discover answers to the questions you always wanted to ask. You will find easy to understand practices that work across race, age, gender, sexual orientation, abilities, beliefs and life experiences and much more. Lenora Billings-Harris is able to write in a thought provoking yet non-judgmental manner as she shares best practices of individuals and organizations from around the world in an effort to help us all work well and live well in this shrinking global village.

Powerful information you can put to work right away...this practical book is brimming with insights, answers, resources and tactics-to make diversity and inclusion daily practices instead of intangible concepts. This enhanced and updated edition of The Diversity Advantage: A Guide to Make Diversity Work,3rd Ed. is a must read for all professionals who want to improve their ability to engage effectively with all types of people regardless of their packaging. In today's global marketplace, having effective diversity and inclusion skills that enhance cultural competence is a must. This book shows you how to incorporate inclusive practices as you lead, sell, provide service to or educate others. As you read this book, you will discover answers to the questions you always wanted to ask. You will find easy to understand practices that work across race, age, gender, sexual orientation, abilities, beliefs and life experiences and much more. Lenora Billings-Harris is able to write in a thought provoking yet non-judgmental manner as she shares best practices of individuals and organizations from around the world in an effort to help us all work well and live well in this shrinking global village.

Lenora Billings-Harris’s ability to transform multifaceted diversity and inclusion concepts into immediately applicable "how to's" have enabled her to help organizations intentionally create and sustain inclusive work cultures that engage each individual to accelerate their efforts toward maximum contribution. Whether through keynotes, workshops, or organizational consulting, Lenora partners with clients to help them build effective relationships that leverage diversity and inclusion in order to increase retention of top talent, employee engagement, customer satisfaction and bottom-line results. Billings-Harris is a recognized authority. She has been included as one of 100 Global Thought Leaders on Diversity and Inclusion by The Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM), and was named by Diversity Woman Magazine as one of the twenty top influential diversity leaders in the US. Her award winning diversity leadership research is recognized in journals internationally. Billings-Harris co-authored TRAILBLAZERS: How Top Business Leaders are Accelerating Results through Inclusion and Diversity, and is the author of The Diversity Advantage: A Guide to Making Diversity Work. She is often an expert guest on TV and radio around the globe. She serves on the adjunct faculty of the business schools of Averett University and the University of North Carolina-Greensboro. She has presented to audiences in over eighteen countries on six continents. Lenora is a Certified Professional Speaker (CSP), a past president of the National Speakers Association, and will be the 2014 president of the Global Speakers Federation.