UNLOCKING DIVERSITY: How to Create Inclusive Cultures in a World of Differences

UNLOCKING DIVERSITY- A timely and thought-provoking book that challenges assumptions and the status quo on the topics of race, privilege, equity and inclusion in the workplace and our communities. From race relations and overcoming unconscious bias to driving business growth in a multicultural market, this book will spark your mind on how to raise your awareness and move from being unconscious of race and other diversity issues to advocating for equity and inclusion in the workplace and community where you live, work and play. Nimenya explains the importance of cultural integration and how to achieve cultural synergies. She shares her black experience, redefines the true meaning of privilege, and much more to inspire you to rise above differences, find a common purpose, and solve local, national, and global challenges. Drawing from her life experiences as an immigrant navigating racial differences in North America, and her years of working with various organizations and diverse communities, Nimenya invites all of us to explore our diversity stories and approach each individual and situation with an open mind, and a dose of cultural humility- rather than putting people in boxes. In this very timely book, Seconde Nimenya offers the language for how to engage diverse and multicultural communities in constructive race conversations with each other, and help explore one another's black experience in a way that is beneficial to everyone, regardless of one's race. Having an inclusive mindset is the best way to disrupt both unconscious and conscious biases, create more belonging, and harness the power of diversity in order to live, learn, and lead better in a world of differences. As Seconde Nimenya writes, "Whether you're gay or straight, black or white, Jewish, Christian or Muslim..., Democrat or Republican, human beings at their very core are yearning for the same thing: to be accepted for who they are."