Tackle systemic racism in the workplace with practical strategies
In The Anti-Racist Organization: Dismantling Systemic Racism in the Workplace, HR strategist Shereen Daniels delivers an incisive and honest discussion of how business leaders can change workplace practices to create a more anti-racist and equitable environment. The author draws on her personal and client-facing experience, historical fact, legal proceedings, HR insights, and quantitative analysis to equip readers with the knowledge and tools they need to transform their companies.
Daniels also looks at:
- The role of executive leaders and how to push past discomfort to credibly and authentically lead change
- Strategies for recognising the problem of systemic racism and implementing impactful solutions
- Why it’s important to empower colleagues to be pioneers of change and how to do that
- Explanations of why diversity and inclusion initiatives haven’t yet solved the problem
- Ways language can either be a weapon to perpetuate systemic racism or a tool to dismantle
An indispensable exploration of how systemic racism is engrained into business structures, policies, and procedures, The Anti-Racist Organization: Dismantling Systemic Racism in the Workplace belongs in the libraries of all business leaders seeking to make their workplace more inclusive and equitable.
Table of Contents
Preface: How to Read, Wait a minute…Where are all the Black people
Chapter One: Enter the Global Race for Racial Equity
Chapter Two: Moving Beyond the Conversations
We Live in a Racialised Society
Wasn’t Diversity and Inclusion Supposed to Solve This?
Racism and Discrimination Is Illegal In the Eyes of the Law
Your Anti-racist Leadership Starts Now
Chapter Three: Define Meaning
Using Language as a Tool to Dismantle Racism
New Terminology
Black
Colourism
Chapter Four: Start From Where You Stand
The Easy Solution(s) Are Rarely The Right Ones
The Racial Equity Maturity Model
Level One: A Compliance Issue
Level Two: Intent to be Inclusive
Level Three: Strategic Focus + Specific Commitment
Level Four: Public + Private Accountability
Our Culture isn’t Racist…is it?
Chapter Five:
The 4-Factor RACE Model
Recognise the Problem
Analyse the Impact
Commit to Action
Empower for Change
Chapter Six: A Sustainable Future
Chapter Seven: Where do we go from here?
Index
