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PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John

ISBN-100787901849

ISBN-139780787901844

eBay Product ID (ePID)1021229

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Book TitleNew Leaders : Leadership Diversity in America

Number of Pages352 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicLeadership

Publication Year1996

FeaturesReprint

IllustratorYes

GenreBusiness & Economics

AuthorAnn M. Morrison

Book SeriesJossey-Bass Leadership Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight17.3 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.3 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN96-160825

Reviews?Morrison's insights into pinpointing barriers to diversity anddeveloping solutions are invaluable for entrepreneurs with enoughvision to see their businesses in?and guide them into?the nextcentury.? "Picks up where her first book, Breaking the Glass Ceiling, leftoff." "A practical guide to creating more powerful institutions byincorporating the talents and abilities of all sectors of ourdiverse culture." (Ann W. Richards, governor of Texas) "If you have just been charged by your institution withresponsibility for designing a program to increasediversity--ethnic and gender--at all levels of management, this isa how-to book for you.", 'Morrison's insights into pinpointing barriers to diversity anddeveloping solutions are invaluable for entrepreneurs with enoughvision to see their businesses in'and guide them into'the nextcentury.' "Picks up where her first book, Breaking the Glass Ceiling, leftoff." "A practical guide to creating more powerful institutions byincorporating the talents and abilities of all sectors of ourdiverse culture." (Ann W. Richards, governor of Texas) "If you have just been charged by your institution withresponsibility for designing a program to increasediversity--ethnic and gender--at all levels of management, this isa how-to book for you."

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition20

Series Volume Number187

Dewey Decimal331.1/33/0973

Edition DescriptionReprint

Table Of ContentIntroduction: Diversity: The Turbulent Evolution of a SensitiveIssue. Part One: Leadership Diversity as Strategy. 1. Achieving Benefits from Leadership Diversity. 2. Challenging the Barriers to Opportunity. 3. Setting Goals for Sustained Leadership Development. Part Two: Leadership Diversity as Procedure. 4. Establishing Accountability for Diversity. 5. Creating Meaningful Development Opportunities. 6. Using Recruitment to Build Diversity. Part Three: Leadership Diversity as Action. 7. Step One: Discover (and Rediscover) Diversity Problems in YourOrganization. 8. Step Two: Strengthen Top-Management Commitment. 9. Step Three: Choose Solutions That Fit a Balanced Strategy. 10. Step Four: Demand Results and Revisit the Goals. 11. Step Five: Use Building Blocks to Maintain Momentum. Conclusion: Meeting the Challenges of Leadership Diversity.

SynopsisBy the year 2000, white males will represent less than one third of the American workforce. In this universally praised work, Ann Morrison, co-author of Breaking The Glass Ceiling, becomes the first to offer companies practical strategies for moving tomorrow's new leaders -- white women and people of color -- into the executive ranks. Using personal interviews with nearly 200 managers in organizations noted for their model diversity programs, Morrison presents a very definite, step-by-step action plan that will prove invaluable to leaders looking to guide their businesses into the next century., By the year 2000, white males will represent less than one third of the American workforce. In this universally praised work, Ann Morrison, co-author of Breaking The Glass Ceiling, becomes the first to offer companies practical strategies for moving tomorrow's new leaders -- white women and people of color -- into the executive ranks., Although other books discuss the concept of diversity in the workplace, The New Leaders is the first to offer practical strategies for moving women and people of color into executive positions. Based on interviews with nearly two hundred managers in organizations recognized for their model diversity programs, Morrison'the author who brought the term "glass ceiling" into our vernacular'and her colleagues present a step-by-step plan to help organizations compete for the best employees available., This text offers a practical approach to bringing women and people of colour into the leadership ranks of organizations that will appeal to both ends of the political spectrum. Morrison presents her research on 16 private and public organizations, noted for their innovative and successful leadership diversity programs, to reveal the country's best practices for achieving diversity in executive positions.

LC Classification NumberHD38.25.U6M673 1996