World Class Diversity Management: A Strategic Approach by R Roosevelt Thomas

World Class Diversity Management: A Strategic Approach by R Roosevelt Thomas

Globalization is transforming the very nature of our business relationships, decision-making processes, and interactions, making world-class diversity management more needed than ever before. But until now, the field of diversity had no established standard for evaluating best practices, or even agreement on fundamental philosophies, principles, and concepts. In this pioneering book, the world's leading diversity authority proposes a framework that will facilitate the development of a truly world-class standard for diversity management.

R. Roosevelt Thomas begins by laying out his Four Quadrant model, which encompasses all core diversity strategies: managing workforce demographic representation, managing demographic relationships, managing diverse talent, and managing all strategic diversity mixtures. He analyzes the goals, motives, approaches, accomplishments, and challenges associated with each quadrant, as well as the paradigm or mindset that lies behind each quadrant's express purpose.

Having laid out this broad range of strategies, Thomas shows how to realize them through the Strategic Diversity Management Process(TM), by far the most effective method for implementation. A detailed case study of CEO Jeff Kilt--a fictional composite of the many executives Thomas has worked with--effectively illustrates the complexities encountered when working with each of the Four Quadrant strategies in the real world.
This book offers a comprehensive blueprint that will enable leaders to address any diversity issue (not just race or gender) in any setting, anywhere in the world. Most important, it proves that a world-class standard of diversity management is indeed a possible and achievable goal.

R. Roosevelt Thomas, Jr. is one of the world's leading experts on diversity management and has been called one of the most effective consultants in the United States by The Wall Street Journal. Dr. Thomas is CEO of Roosevelt Thomas Consulting & Training, Inc., and founder of The American Institute for Managing Diversity, both based in Atlanta. A Fellow of the prestigious National Academy of Human Resources, he is also the recipient of the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) Award for Distinguished Contribution to Human Resource Development and the Bennett College Trailblazer in Diversity Award. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). His books include Beyond Race and Gender and Building a House for Diversity. Dr. Thomas lives in Decatur, Georgia.

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ISBN 13	9781605094502
ISBN 10	1605094501
Title	World Class Diversity Management: A Strategic Approach
Author	R Roosevelt Thomas
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Berrett-Koehler
Year published	2010-08-02
Number of pages	312
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