This book is a practical and fantastic resource for making workplace inclusion and diversity a key focus area in the workplace. This book is listed as a must-read and leveraged in corporate and academic classrooms across the world. Diversity and inclusion is a journey. This book will take you, further along, that journey with updated research and more concepts. In today's increasingly diverse, global, interconnected business world, diversity and inclusion is no longer just the right thing to do, it is a core leadership competency and central to the success of the business. Working effectively across differences such as gender, culture, generational, race, and sexual orientation not only leads to a more productive, innovative corporate culture, but also a better engagement with customers and clients. This book provides a framework to tap the bottom-line impact that results from an inclusive culture. Most leaders have the intent to be inclusive, but translating that into a truly inclusive outcome with employees, customers, and other stakeholders requires a focused change effort. The authors provide straightforward advice on how to achieve the kind of meritocracy that will result in a tangible dividend and move companies ahead of the competition.