Beyond Discomfort: Why inclusive leadership is so hard (and what you can do about it) - Hardcover

Nagamootoo, Nadia

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1788605799 ISBN 13: 9781788605793

Verlag: Practical Inspiration Publishing, 2024

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**Business Book Awards 2025 Finalist** **getAbstract International Book Award 2024 Finalist** 'An excellent, example-rich and immediately practical book which will no doubt stay close to hand and dog-eared with use for years to come.' Dr Pippa Grange Psychologist and Author of Fear Less Talk to anyone about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and it sparks a whole range of emotions. Why? Because DEI, at its very core, is about values and beliefs, and it's about change. So it is no surprise then, that despite putting in place a DEI strategy and multiple initiatives, so many organizations get stuck. Beyond Discomfort reveals a new model of inclusive leadership, which describes four belief systems and associated emotional responses to DEI. Discover: real life stories and expert insights to deepen your understanding of why DEI is so knotty and complex; self-understanding and new perspectives to better connect with your learned leadership values and beliefs; reflective questions, practical tools and activities to help develop your inclusive practice. Nadia Nagamootoo is a Chartered Psychologist, accredited coach, MBA and Founder of Avenir, a DEI consultancy. Through her multiple keynotes and popular podcast show, Why Care?, Nadia has become a profound thought leader in DEI, guiding organizations on an accelerated path to creating inclusion and belonging.

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Nadia Nagamootoo is the founder and CEO of Avenir, a diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) consultancy. She is a Chartered Psychologist, MBA and accredited coach with over 20 years' experience in the field of leadership, organizational development and culture change.

At Avenir, Nadia works with global leaders, coaching and facilitating discussions to open up safe and powerful inclusive conversations. She guides clients through a process of identifying the gaps in their inclusion culture, developing their DEI strategy, to implementing powerful change through Avenir's Inclusive Leadership Programme and all-staff education and engagement.

Nadia is an active voice in the area of DEI. She is regularly writes articles on a range of subjects - on her own platform as well as popular membership sites such as HR Zone and The RSA - and has published reports to contribute knowledge in the field. She has a significant LinkedIn following and an engaged community.

A prolific and highly sought-after keynote speaker on the subject of inclusive leadership, privilege, bias and equity, she delivered a notable presentation at the Icon Global Inclusion conference in 2022, discussing the barriers to inclusive leadership.

Nadia is host of the popular podcast show 'Why Care?', where she discusses all things DEI with those leading the way in the field. Guests include top names, such as Bonnie St John (Paralympian, White House official, TedX speaker and author), Eric Pliner (CEO of YSC and author of Difficult Decisions), and Kristen Anderson (Vice Chair of European Women on Boards).

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‘An excellent, example-rich and immediately practical book which will no doubt stay close to hand and dog-eared with use for years to come.’ Dr Pippa Grange Psychologist and Author of Fear Less

Talk to anyone about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and it sparks a whole range of emotions. Why? Because DEI, at its very core, is about values and beliefs, and it’s about change. So it is no surprise then, that despite putting in place a DEI strategy and multiple initiatives, so many organizations get stuck.

Beyond Discomfort reveals a new model of inclusive leadership, which describes four belief systems and associated emotional responses to DEI.

Discover:

• real life stories and expert insights to deepen your understanding of why DEI is so knotty and complex;
• self-understanding and new perspectives to better connect with your learned leadership values and beliefs;
• reflective questions, practical tools and activities to help develop your inclusive practice.

Nadia Nagamootoo is a Chartered Psychologist, accredited coach, MBA and Founder of Avenir, a DEI consultancy. Through her multiple keynotes and popular podcast show, Why Care?, Nadia has become a profound thought leader in DEI, guiding organizations on an accelerated path to creating inclusion and belonging.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Practical Inspiration Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2024
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1788605799
• ISBN 13: 9781788605793
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 172
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: preigu GmbH & Co. KG; mail@preigu.de; ; Lengericher Landstr. 19; Osnabrück; Niedersachsen; 49078; Deutschland