What If?
Short Stories to Spark Diversity Dialogue
Steve L. Robbins
- When
- Steve
- Long-Nguyen
- Robbins
- was
- growing
- up,
- his
- mother
- routinely
- told
- him,
- "Long,
- you
- walk
- on
- a
- path
- cleared
- by
- others,
- so
- it
- is
- your
- responsibility
- to
- clear
- the
- path
- for
- others."
- Her
- insightful
- guidance
- and
- self-sacrificing
- example
- are
- the
- forces
- that
- drive
- Robbins's
- corporate
- work
- around
- diversity
- and
- inclusion
- today.His
- goal
- is
- unwavering:
- to
- clear
- the
- path
- for
- others
- and
- recruit
- more
- "path
- makers"
- -
- to
- honor
- his
- mother
- and
- to
- make
- a
- better
- world
- for
- everyone.
- In
- What
- If?,
- Robbins
- provides
- twenty-six
- inspiring,
- lively,
- and
- sometimes
- deeply
- personal
- stories
- illustrating
- diversity
- and
- inclusion
- concepts.
- He
- offers
- insight
- and
- practical
- advice
- on
- how
- to
- reconcile
- unity
- with
- diversity
- and
- reframe
- our
- organizations
- for
- competitive
- advantages.
- He
- adds
- tips
- and
- suggestions
- for
- putting
- keylearning
- into
- action
- in
- your
- organization,
- ending
- each
- chapter
- with
- questions,
- an
- activity,
- and
- an
- assignment
- to
- inspire
- you
- to
- be
- more
- open-minded
- and
- inclusive
- and
- to
- discover
- how
- the
- ideas
- presented
- in
- the
- book
- might
- apply
- to
- your
- daily
- life
- at
- work
- and
- at home.
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