Building upon the bold ideas presented in his seminal bestseller Beyond Race and Gender, Dr. R. Roosevelt Thomas demonstrates how diversity is far more than a human resources or affirmative action issue. By identifying eight options for action, the Diversity Paradigm helps readers assess where their organizations are now and where they would like them to be. This book is completely different from the others on this list. While other books assume that diversity training is effective this book takes a critical thinking approach and points out some potential flaws in how things have been done. Diversity training failed because of its focus on the awareness, understanding and appreciation of differences rather than teaching basic skills to help employees relate more effectively with each other regardless of their differences.
Companies have the right to require professional behavior from their employees.
They do not have the right to ask their employees to change their personal values and belief systems. This book provides a blueprint for a skills-based solution to the elimination of discrimination and harassment. It emphasizes the development of professional relationship skills to help employees work more effectively with their bosses, their peers, their team members, their customers, and all those individuals different from themselves. We respect the privacy of our visitors.