In Reimagine Inclusion, veteran DEI leader Mita Mallick debunks 13 myths that hold us back from transforming our workplaces. She delivers powerful storytelling combined with practical and hands on ways for us to be more inclusive leaders. She teaches us that when we show up as more inclusive leaders, we have the power to change our organizations, ultimately creating a ripple effect across our ecosystem. Youll learn how to understand, confront, and mitigate your own biases as you commit to do the work that starts with yourself. Youll also discover how to coach future leaders, how to be…mehr
In Reimagine Inclusion, veteran DEI leader Mita Mallick debunks 13 myths that hold us back from transforming our workplaces. She delivers powerful storytelling combined with practical and hands on ways for us to be more inclusive leaders. She teaches us that when we show up as more inclusive leaders, we have the power to change our organizations, ultimately creating a ripple effect across our ecosystem. Youll learn how to understand, confront, and mitigate your own biases as you commit to do the work that starts with yourself. Youll also discover how to coach future leaders, how to be intentional about how you lead in your organization-both in public and behind closed doors-and how you can become an active participant in building your workplaces culture.Reimagine Inclusion walks you through how to: understand the leaders journey in your organization, interrupt bias at every key decision point, and transform your organizations systems, processes, and policies to improve inclusivity at every level. This is a must have resource for managers and executives, founders and CEOs. Reimagine Inclusion is for anyone with a stake in building more inclusive, empathetic and resilient organizations, where each and every one of us can thrive.
Mita Mallick is a corporate change-maker with a track record of transforming businesses. She gives innovative ideas a voice and serves customers and communities with purpose. She has had an extensive career as a marketer in the beauty and consumer product goods space, being a fierce advocate of including and representing Black and Brown communities. Her passion for inclusive storytelling led her to become a Chief Diversity Officer, to build end to end inclusion ecosystems across big and small organizations. Mallick has brought her talent and expertise to companies like Carta, Unilever, Pfizer, AVON, Johnson s a sought after speaker and coach to start-up founders, executives, and public CEOs. Mallick is a LinkedIn Top Voice, a contributor for Harvard Business Review, Adweek, Entrepreneur and Fast Company. Mallick has been featured in the The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time Magazine, Forbes, Axios, Essence, Cosmopolitan Magazine, and Business Insider. She was featured in a documentary created by Soledad OBrien Productions for CBS News entitled: Women in the Workplace and the Unfinished Fight for Equality. Mallick holds a B.A. from Barnard College, Columbia University and a M.B.A. from Duke Universitys Fuqua School of Business. She lives in New Jersey, US, with her husband and two children.
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Myth 1 Of Course I Support Black Lives Matter Why Are You Asking If I Have Any Black Friends? 1
Myth 2 I Always Allow Everyone to Speak in Meetings Of Course I Am an Inclusive Leader 17
Myth 3 It's Time to Have Some Courageous Conversations on Race Let's Ask Our Employees of Color to Lead Them 35
Myth 4 I'm All for Diverse Talent As Long as They Are Good 51
Myth 5 We Protect the A- holes Because Our Businesses Wouldn't Run Without Them 71
Myth 6 Why Are You Asking for a Raise? You and Your Husband Make More Than Enough Money 89
Myth 7 We Need More People of Color in Leadership Let's Launch a Mentorship Program! 105
Myth 8 Of Course We Support Women! We Just Extended Maternity Leave 123
Myth 9 These DEI Efforts Don't Benefit Me My Voice as a White Man Doesn't Count Anymore 141
Myth 10 No One Can Question Our Support of the LGBTQ+ Community Look at How Much Money We Invest in June Pride Month! We Aren't Diversity Washers 157
Myth 11 Our Ad Wasn't Racist It Was Simply a Mistake 175
Myth 12 We Aren't Apologizing People Need to Stop Being So Sensitive 195
Myth 13 We Can Work from Home Now The Future of Work Is Inclusive 211
Conclusion: Now That We Have Debunked 13 Myths, Here's What Comes Next 223