The Power of Inclusion: Unlock the Potential and Productivity of Your Workforce by Michael C. Hyter and Judith Turnock The Power of Inclusion makes a business case for a new inclusive model of human resource development, driven by the demands of increasingly diverse workplaces and continuing expansion of the global economy. It demonstrates that people who succeed often acquire their talent because of the development attention they have received, and it shows how to create a culture of inclusion and development to unlock employee potential and productivity.
The patterns of exclusion and preference that limit human potential are universal; this book offers management insights for any corporate audience serious about maximizing productivity in the competitive global economy. There is an enormous amount of wasted potential within organizations today because most do not adequately tap in to the wealth of human capital available to them.
Most organizations believe that they are meritocracies, but that is a myth that masks the real situation of unequal opportunity that exists in most firms. Exclusionary tendencies are built into leadership, management, and human resources practices that perpetuate unequal opportunity. Most companies “sort and select,” hiring others most like themselves, and focus training and development on those who are identified as high potential. This book makes a business case for a new inclusive model of human resource development, driven by the demands of increasingly diverse workplaces and continuing expansion of the global economy. It demonstrates that people who succeed often acquire their talent because of the development attention they have received, and it shows how to create a culture of inclusion and development to unlock employee potential and productivity.
The authors ’ approach — developing talent in all employees and aligning human resource systems and senior leadership commitment with that goal — is a response to a business challenge facing corporate North America today. The patterns of exclusion and preference that limit human potential are universal; this book offers management insights for any corporate audience serious about maximizing productivity in the competitive global economy.
About the Author
Mike Hyter is President & CEO, Novations Group, Inc.
"I think all people have the potential if they are positioned properly."
Over his 19-year career at the Dayton Hudson Corporation, he held a wide range of human resources and management positions. In 1996, he joined J. Howard & Associates (now Novations’ diversity & inclusion practice). He was attracted to the organization because of its mission of developing talent and helping organizations increase the yield of their employees. In 1999, he was promoted to a managing director; in 2001, he was named President & CEO of J. Howard & Associates; and in 2006 he became President and CEO of Novations Group, Inc.
Hyter’s work with executives in Fortune 1000 companies has resulted in organization-wide initiatives that have enhanced the business objectives of those organizations. He has also helped them expand that work into their subsidiaries in Europe.
In addition to The Power of Inclusion, he has also published articles in 2004 Handbook of Business Strategy, Director’s Monthly, Profiles in Diversity Journal, and Inc.
Judith Turnock is an attorney, experienced executive coach, and inclusion expert. She is the founder and president of Hunter Management Group and a frequent speaker and facilitator at conferences and seminars on personal development as well as diversity and inclusion, to groups such as Linkage Inc., the Conference Board, the Executive Leadership Council, and the Minority Corporate Council Association. She has published articles in Forbes and Diversity and the Bar, and is the co-author of Cracking the Corporate Code: The Revealing Success Stories of 32 African-American Executives (AMACOM 2003). |
