Advance praise:

“For as much as we talk about diversity and inclusion in the workplace, it is so misunderstood. What’s distinct about this book is the depth of conversation and action it can inspire.”

Bari A. Williams, tech industry executive, start-up advisor, former lead counsel for Facebook, creator of Facebook’s Supplier Diversity Program.

If you can read only one book on diversity and inclusion it should be “Women, Minorities, & Other Extraordinary People.”  Barbara Adams leaves no doubt about the destructiveness of discrimination and proposes creative, workable approaches to the difficult task of building and retaining a diverse, inclusive workforce.  She forces readers to recognize and understand the urgency of dealing with hidden biases and corrects deep-rooted misconceptions that create impediments to a desirable work environment.  This book offers a practical road map for reframing the thinking required to embrace the diversity and inclusion that make companies and organizations more successful.  It is a must read! “

Ambassador Ruth A. Davis (Ret.) named to the Economist’s 2019 Global Diversity List as one of the Top 50 Diversity Figures in Public Life.

Read an excerpt from the book:

While it is a challenging concept, developing and sustaining a diverse and inclusive workforce is possible. The goals of Women, Minorities, and Other Extraordinary People: The New Path to Workforce Diversity are to explore the challenge of developing diverse, inclusive organizations, to share a framework for how to navigate difference, to propose a new path and to invite immediate action to begin resolving what appear to be complex, intractable issues that actually have tangible solutions, provided that company leaders possess the fortitude to explore their beliefs and the standards upon which their corporate cultures are built. These leaders must be willing to examine the assumptions that drive their behaviors, apply their own learning to their organizations, take risks and act with courage and alacrity. Business benefits alone are insufficient to drive the implementation of a diverse and inclusive workforce. Companies that focus on “initiatives” to solve the problem but don’t understand the value systems upon which company behavior is predicated, will most assuredly lose the battle to hire and keep diverse talent, and with it, their competitive edge.  

 This book, Women, Minorities, and Other Extraordinary People
The New Path to Workforce Diversity, explores the forces at play and delineates the path forward to solve this critical business challenge.