Putting Our Differences to Work

Putting our differences to work means creating an environment where people naturally unique and different can work more effectively in ways that drive new levels of creativity innovation problem solving leadership and performance in the marketplaces workplaces and communities of the world. Debbe Kennedy shows how to make all the dimensions of difference--such as thinking styles perspectives experiences work habits and management styles as well as more traditional diversity considerations like gender race ethnicity physical abilities sexual orientation and age--tremendous sources of strength. Kennedy draws on the latest research and a wealth of real-world examples to offer compelling evidence showing exactly how putting our differences to work accelerates innovation and contribution. She identifies five distinctive qualities of leadership that leaders must add to their portfolio of skills to make differences an engine of success. And she provides a detailed six-stage process for making the most of differences in the workforce combining first-person best-practice stories and strategic with tactical ideas to help you put each step into action.