The Diversity Index

Susan E. Reed tracked who actually reached the senior ranks of large American companies, and those figures form the spine of this book. Working from research across corporations and their leadership pipelines, she examines why stated commitments to diversity so often stop short of boardrooms and executive teams, and what the companies that did better had in common. The argument treats inclusion as a matter of hiring, promotion and accountability rather than of announcements, and it sets out steps organisations can take on each front. Executives, human resources professionals and business students get both the analysis of past corporate practice and the recommendations that follow from it. Key takeaways: • Research on leadership diversity across major American companies • Analysis of why stated commitments stall before senior levels • Comparison of corporate practices that produced different results • Concrete steps covering hiring, promotion and accountability Written for executives, HR practitioners, managers and business students, and available among the management titles at Boipoka.