Inclusion Revolution: The Essential Guide to Dismantling Racial Inequity in the Workplace

“We are in the midst of a global reckoning on racism,” and it’s time for an “inclusion revolution,” asserts Auger-Domínguez, Vice Media Group’s chief people officer, in her savvy debut. Targeted at managers who believe they “don’t have the power and influence to affect the level of change” they’d like to see, Auger-Domínguez’s plan is intended to address organizational problems at the root, and consists of reflection, visualization, action, and persistence. In order to achieve a diverse workforce, she suggests, leaders must be honest about why corporate America is so white. Too often, she writes, it’s simply that white people tend to hire white people. As a remedy, putting BIPOC employees in hiring positions opens doors to nonwhite candidates. She calls for creating diverse interviewing teams; overhauling recruitment practices by, for example, asking candidates their preferred pronouns and name pronunciations; building a “people-first” culture; and ensuring the mental and emotional wellbeing of BIPOC employees, who are most likely to suffer from “death by a thousand cuts.” She pulls no punches, urging readers to take a good hard look at their own motivations and practices and reminding them that they are the ones responsible for taking action. Leaders eager to make a change should give this a look. (Mar.)