Diversity at Work

Diversity at Work: The Practice of Inclusion explores how organisations, their leaders, and their people can benefit from diversity through the practice of inclusion. This cutting-edge book, part of SIOP’s Professional Practice Series, presents detailed solutions for embracing inclusion to fully connect with, engage, and empower people across all types of differences.

The editors and chapter authors, who are topic experts ranging from internal and external change agents to academics, effectively translate theories and research on diversity into the practical application of inclusion. Readers will understand the critical issues involved in framing, designing, and implementing inclusion initiatives in organisations and supporting individuals to develop competencies for inclusion.

The authors' diverse voices combine to provide an innovative and expansive model of the practice of inclusion and address its key aspects at the individual, group, and organisational levels. The book, designed as a hands-on resource, offers case studies and illustrations to demonstrate how diversity and inclusion operate in various settings, highlighting essential practices needed to benefit from diversity.

• Explains how to conceptualise, operationalise, and implement inclusion in organisations.
• Connects inclusion to multiple dimensions of diversity, such as gender, race, ethnicity, nationality, social class, religion, and profession, through integrative and relevant examples.
• Includes models, illustrations, and cases showing how to apply the principles and practices of inclusion.
• Addresses international and multicultural perspectives throughout with numerous examples.
• Provides practitioners with key perspectives and tools for fostering inclusion in various organisational contexts.
• Serves as a comprehensive resource for HR professionals, industrial-organisational psychologists, D&I practitioners, and others interested in enhancing workplace inclusion.

This vital resource offers a clear understanding of and a navigational guide to the challenges of creating and sustaining inclusion initiatives that truly work.