The Elephant and the Mouse
Moving Beyond the Illusion of Inclusion to Create a Truly Diverse and Equitable Workplace
Laura A. Liswood
- Explore
- diversity,
- equity,
- and
- inclusion
- that
- goes
- beyond
- unconscious
- bias
- and
- explores
- the
- ideas
- and
- tools
- needed
- to
- achieve
- these
- goalsIn
- The
- Elephant
- and
- the
- Mouse,
- award-winning
- speaker
- and
- diversity
- and
- inclusion
- expert
- Laura
- Liswood
- delivers
- a
- thought-provoking
- and
- insightful
- new
- business
- guide
- that
- explores
- workplace
- diversity
- and
- offers
- new
- ideas
- for
- gaining
- the
- real
- benefits
- from
- your
- diversity,
- equity,
- and
- inclusion
- initiatives.
- The
- Elephant
- and
- the
- Mouse
- refers
- to
- the
- dynamic
- in
- organizations
- that
- are
- roadblocks
- to
- consciously
- inclusive
- success.
- The
- Elephant,
- often
- dominant
- group
- leadership,
- knows
- little
- about
- the
- experiences
- of
- the
- Mouse,
- the
- non-dominant
- groups,
- while
- the
- Mouse
- knows
- so
- much
- more
- about
- the
- Elephant.
- In
- diverse
- workplaces,
- these
- two
- groups
- live
- in
- different
- worlds.
- Success
- will
- come
- only
- if
- everyone
- works
- in
- a
- true
- meritocracy.
- You
- learn
- what
- may
- be
- easy
- for
- some
- to
- do
- in
- their
- career
- is
- much
- harder
- for
- others
- to
- do.In
- this
- book,
- which
- builds
- upon
- Liswood's
- groundbreaking
- book,
- The
- Loudest
- Duck,
- you'll
- explore
- the
- powerful
- case
- for
- diversity,
- equity,
- and
- inclusion
- and
- the
- often-overlooked
- risks
- posed
- by
- a
- homogeneous
- workforce.
- You
- will
- learn
- the
- hard
- truths
- about
- why
- many
- DE&I
- efforts
- fail,
- millions
- of
- dollars
- are
- wasted,
- and
- why
- organizations
- confuse
- efforts
- with
- outcomes.
- You'll
- consider
- new
- ways
- of
- leading
- others,
- with
- a
- strong
- emphasis
- on
- tactics
- and
- strategies
- employed
- by
- successful
- Elephant
- and
- Mouse
- leaders,
- including
- women
- leaders.
- The
- book
- also
- includes:An
- indispensable
- resource
- for
- managers,
- executives,
- and
- other
- business
- leaders
- who
- seek
- to
- recreate
- truly
- diverse,
- inclusive,
- and
- equitable
- organizations,
- The
- Elephant
- and
- the
- Mouse
- is
- also
- a
- must-read
- for
- human
- resources
- professionals,
- individuals
- who
- want
- successful
- careers
- in
- diverse
- teams,
- and
- anyone
- involved
- in
- the
- hiring,
- retaining,
- and
- promoting
- processes.
- This
- book
- offers
- a
- way
- to
- move
- beyond
- traditional
- diversity
- efforts
- towards
- more
- modern
- practices
- that
- embrace—and
- profit
- from—the
- differences
- between people.
