Renowned Silicon Valley technologist and cofounder of the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Telle Whitney on how to organizations can increase innovation by becoming more inclusive. Using the technology industry as an example, she describes six values?courage, confidence, clear communication, curiosity, creativity, and community?to help companies break away from behaviors that exclude women and people of color, and instead foster a culture that truly welcomes all individuals.
- Takes a deep dive into a specific industry?technology?to show where the flaws in culture are and how it can be improved.
- Based on the experience and research from a recognized technologist who has been in the field for decades.
- Includes a variety of examples from the author's own experience, as well as others in technology, pulled from interviews and surveys.
- Provides an easy-to-apply framework of six values any organization can apply to ensure their company is more inclusive.
- Illustrates how inclusivity is not just a nice-to-have, but essential for organizations who want to increase innovation.
Audience: Leaders of organizations. Tech leaders will be especially interested in this book, but any organization that needs a more inclusive, innovative culture could benefit from it. A secondary audience may be HR professionals.
