Foreword
Introduction: Claiming a Lane Setting Expectations
Using The Business of Race as a Workbook
PART I THE BUSINESS CASE
CHAPTER 1 You Can’t Solve What You Don’t Discuss Why the Workplace Is the Perfect Place to Talk About Race and Racism
CHAPTER 2 Why Racial Diversity, and Why Now? A Competitive Advantage
PART II THE WORK BEFORE THE WORK
CHAPTER 3 Who Snuck the “E” Between the “D” and the “I”? The Evolution of DEI
CHAPTER 4 Shared Context The Evolution of Race
PART III YOUR INNER JOURNEY
CHAPTER 5 Consciously Competent Insights for Your Own Race Journey
CHAPTER 6 Thinking About How You Think Five Core Muscles
PART IV CULTURE AND LEADERSHIP
CHAPTER 7 Uncomfortable Truths and Fearless Leaders Lessons from The Matrix, Singapore, and Texas
CHAPTER 8 Like Any Other Strategic Priority Commitment, Specificity, and the Science of Small Wins
PART V NEW POLICIES, NEW PRACTICES
CHAPTER 9 Recruit Like Billy Beane Look for Talent Where Others Are Not
CHAPTER 10 Hiring Made Visible Individual Decisions, Institutional Changes
CHAPTER 11 No Secrets in Pay and Promotions Close the Wage Gap; Crack Open the Concrete Ceiling
CHAPTER 12 Building Strategic Partnerships Multiple Stakeholders, Multiple Pathways
PART VI PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
CHAPTER 13 Discovering Your “E” and Measuring Its Impact Insights from Companies Outside Your Industry
CHAPTER 14 Reimagining the Future The Power of Narrative
Additional Resources
Notes
In Gratitude
Index