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How to Be a Diversity and Inclusion Ambassador

Everyone’s Role in Helping All Feel Accepted, Engaged, and Valued

Celeste Warren

Berrett-Koehler, 2022

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Anyone can play a role in promoting workplace diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), according to thought leader Celeste R. Warren. She provides employees at all levels with a concise, workable guide to becoming a “diversity ambassador.” While you might find some chapters repetitive, Warren offers something for everyone, outlining tailored action plans for individual contributors, frontline managers, senior executives, chief DEI officers and HR professionals. She argues convincingly that any successful diversity ambassador must be self-aware and emotionally intelligent.

Take-Aways

Everyone in an organization has a role to play in advancing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).
The concept of DEI has now expanded beyond its traditional core dimensions.
DEI ambassadors need a range of skills and capabilities, including emotional intelligence.

About the Author

Celeste R. Warren is vice president of the Global Diversity and Inclusion Center of Excellence at Merck. For her leadership in global diversity and inclusion, she’s earned recognition as one of Black Enterprise’s “Top Executives in Global Diversity and Inclusion,” Savoy’s “Most Influential Women in Corporate America” and DiversityGlobal’s “Influential Women in Global Diversity.”

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D. D. 1 month ago

Nowadays, it is very important to understand Diviersity and its impact, and how to address these principles to our day to day work. Very Interesting!

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