| Books for Businesses The books on this page focus on the topics of diversity, tolerance, and multiculturalism. Many of them are offered to you with Amazon.com's Associates Program. Beginning the Journey receives a portion of the sales when you purchase these resources. It is our hope that they assist you in your journey as well. |
| Beginning the Journey Recommends Click on the picture or title for more detailed description. Managing Diversity: A Complete Desk Reference and Planning Guide - Revised Edition-McGraw-Hill, 1998 As you begin to implement diversity training in your organization, this complete guide is essential reading. It offers practical, usable tools. Worksheets, activities, and charts are provided for active implementation of the ideas presented in the book. Extensive resource section. (538 pages) Winner of the 1993 SHRM Book of the Year Award for Most Helpful HR Book Diverse Teams at Work: Capitalizing on the Power of Diversity Diverse Teams at Work shows how organizations can maximize the productivity of diverse teams and make differences among team members, a plus, not a minus. This unique guide focuses on the human side of teamwork, and on helping teams build common ground, appreciate and capitalize on differences, and overcome the obstacles that diversity sometimes presents. Irwin Professional Publishing (1995) The Managing Diversity Survival Guide: A Complete Collection of Checklists, Activities, and Tips Put theory into practice with these ready-to-use materials. Packed with over 80 activities, worksheets, charts, surveys, checklists (all on diskette!), and transparency masters, the Survival Guide walks you through everything from interviewing to communicating to coaching employees in a diverse workplace. The Guide's format-paperback, perforated, and 3-hole punched-lends itself to all diversity training environments, and provides you with ready-to-use, reproducible materials for any stage of diversity training. Irwin Professional Publishing (1994) The Diversity Book (Book): How You Can Build and Benefit from a Diverse Workforce Useful guide for employers, with concise definitions and practical advice. Addresses practical aspects of diversity in a hurry, and then articulates the practices that can best be employed to capitalize on the reality of an increasingly diverse world. Makes good distinctions about what matters...for example, focusing on significance rather than mere style issues. This is a well-written primer on an important subject. The Diversity Toolkit (Boxed Set) The Diversity Tool Kit is designed to provide you with all the materials you need to launch your own successful diversity training program-for just $349. This unique "program-in-a-box" contains reproducible activity cards, sample agendas, skill-building exercises, questionnaires, and many other structured training tools that make it easy for you-to organize a comprehensive training program. Irwin Professional Publishing (1994) The Lending & Diversity Handbook: The Management Guide to Increasing Profits, Meeting Regulatory Requirements and Expanding Markets by Meeting the Diverse Needs of Your Community a training and resource guide that leads you through the cultural and CRA compliance issues of today's banking industry. It shows you how to recognize and seize the many opportunities that abound in this new environment. And it helps you understand today's diverse customers and explore strategies for serving these "new" consumers effectively. The Handbook will expand your view of just who your profitable customers are and put diversity in the context of the banking industry's current reality. Irwin Professional Publishing (1996) The Lending & Diversity Workbook:The Hands-on Guide to Increasing Profits, Meeting Regulatory Requirements, and Expanding Markets by Meeting the Diverse Needs of Your Community In this companion to The Lending & Diversity Handbook, you will find a hands-on guide to the cultural and legal aspects of lending. Easy-to-use, easy-to-understand, and easy-to-apply, the Workbook includes learning activities that educate you about culture and stereotypes and help you learn how to reach and serve new communities. The Workbook explores avenues for expanding profits and increasing market share, compliance with CRA regulations, and capitalizing on the demographics of the marketplace. In addition to charts, activities, worksheets, and questions for discussion and review, the Workbook offers techniques for dealing effectively with diverse customers and creating new business opportunities in your community. Irwin Professional Publishing (1996) Managing Diversity in Health Care: How to Create and Manage Environments for Everyone offers professionals in the field an essential handbook for learning to become more culturally sensitive and responsive to both coworkers and patients in order to deliver quality health care services. This vital resource explains how to build productive work relationships, deal with complex issues of prejudice and bias, and communicate effectively within an increasingly diverse health care setting. Jossey-Bass Publishers (1998) |
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