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"What does a workplace utopia look like to you?"
This is the question Dr. Ella F. Washington asks company leaders, and often she hears about an ideal vision of an organization that values diversity and inclusion and wants employees to bring their whole selves to work.
But how can you get there? Organizations have largely missed the mark when it comes to creating environments where all employees thrive in an equal and equitable way, because they treat diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) as a program that gets done rather than the necessary and difficult journey it is. A truly inclusive workplace requires invention and reinvention, mistakes and humility, adaptation to a changing world, constant reflection, and sometimes significant sacrifice.
The road to an inclusive workplace is a difficult one, but you can traverse it, and there's help along the way. Start here with stories of companies making the necessary journey, including Slack, PwC, Best Buy, Denny's, and many others. Hear from company leaders about their successes and failures, the times they were on the vanguard, and the moments they realized they had much more work to do. These are profiles in perseverance from people who are keen enough to recognize the need for inclusive workplaces and humble enough to know they're not there yet. Along the way, Washington provides a framework for thinking about where these companies are on their journeys and where you and your company may be too.
Progress is hard won on the necessary journey to becoming an inclusive organization, but it must be won. John Lewis said it best: "You see something you want to get done, you cannot give up, and you cannot give in."
- Print length320 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherHarvard Business Review Press
- Publication dateNovember 8, 2022
- File size22938 KB
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About the Author
Dr. Ella F. Washington is an organizational psychologist who finds inspiration through the intersection of business, diversity, and leadership. As a double-certified International Coaching Federation and Gallup-certified strengths coach, she has worked one-on-one with leaders to develop their leadership skills to enhance their organizations.
Dr. Washington has global consulting experience in financial services, sports and entertainment, oil and gas, higher education, and government. Previously, Dr. Washington worked at Gallup as a Diversity and Inclusion subject-matter expert, where she provided insight to clients on issues of inclusion, culture, strategic diversity, and engagement. Her research and client work focus on structural barriers to inclusion for diverse groups in the workplace and working with organizations to build inclusive cultures.
Before joining Gallup, Dr. Washington was a talent management consultant at Ernst & Young and a DEI consultant at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Dr. Washington is on the management faculty at Georgetown's McDonough School of Business. She earned her PhD in organizational behavior from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
You can find Dr. Ella F. Washington at ellavatesolutions.com and on Twitter @ellafwashington.
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- Publisher : Harvard Business Review Press (November 8, 2022)
- Publication date : November 8, 2022
- Language : English
- File size : 22938 KB
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About the author

Dr. Ella F. Washington is an organizational psychologist and DEI expert with a wealth of experience through her involvement as the Founder and CEO of Ellavate Solutions, a Professor of Practice at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business, and the co-host of Gallup's Center of Black Voices Cultural Competence Podcast. Within all of these roles, Dr. Washington continues to deepen her research pipeline and thought leadership as a Gallup Senior Scientist studying race, strengths and other DEI workplace topics. She has global consulting experience in the human capital space, which has allowed her to impact clients across a myriad of industries including financial services, sports & entertainment, oil & gas, higher education and government. Previously, Dr. Washington worked at Gallup and led the Diversity and Inclusion practice where she provided insight to clients on issues of culture, strategic DEI and engagement.
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As a business owner, DEI is a focus at the top of my list. I am committed to retaining top talent, creating and maintaining an authentic work environment and constantly working toward impactful organizational changes. I know this book will help guide me in the right direction.
10/10 would recommend.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 15, 2022
As a business owner, DEI is a focus at the top of my list. I am committed to retaining top talent, creating and maintaining an authentic work environment and constantly working toward impactful organizational changes. I know this book will help guide me in the right direction.
10/10 would recommend.

What I loved about the book is it acknowledges that change is hard, but necessary. The global landscape is ever-shifting, and inclusive workplaces are the way of the future. The momentum towards more diverse companies will not slow or reverse, and tomorrow’s most successful organizations embrace this fact. Change is never easy though.

What I loved about the book is it acknowledges that change is hard, but necessary. The global landscape is ever-shifting, and inclusive workplaces are the way of the future. The momentum towards more diverse companies will not slow or reverse, and tomorrow’s most successful organizations embrace this fact. Change is never easy though.
