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Diversity is a topic rarely out of the news, from the lack of women on company boards to youth unemployment. However existing "Diversity 101" policies are seen as tired and ineffective.The Inclusion Imperative is a useful guide for professionals wishing to develop a genuinely diverse workforce and an inclusive workplace, but who are frustrated at the inadequacy of guidance currently available to them. Through practical advice and case studies, this book helps organizations deliver improved employee recruitment and retention, enhanced productivity and better decision-making. Leadership, diversity and communications expert Stephen Frost demonstrates that inclusion is not just a moral imperative but one that brings economic and other intangible benefits to organizations.
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Stephen J Frost was the first ever Head of Diversity and Inclusion for an Olympic Games - London 2012 (LOCOG) . His team achieved unprecedented workforce inclusion across the 200,000 staff. With 9 per cent disabled, 40 per cent ethnic minority, 46 per cent female and 5 per cent LGBT staff, London 2012 saw mass participation by diverse groups. His team also pioneered new methods in procurement, achieving substantial cost savings and sourcing new innovative suppliers and ideas for the Games.Before joining LOCOG, Frost was the first ever Director of Workplace programmes at the LGBT organisation Stonewall, establishing a LGBT leadership programme, the UK's first LGBT recruitment guide and developing the Workplace Equality Index. Most famous for recruiting the Royal Navy to the cause of gay equality, he worked with over 300 organisations to further inclusion.He teaches at Harvard University, USA, Sciences Po, France and in organisations worldwide. He advises the International Paralympic Committee, Novartis, BP and the Governments of the United Kingdom and Singapore on inclusive leadership and diversity best practice and is author of The Inclusion Imperative.Stephen is former Vice President of the CIPD (Diversity) . He was a Hertford College Scholar at Oxford, a Fulbright Scholar at Harvard and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. In 2011, he was elected a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum and is the recipient of numerous prizes and honours. He is the new Director of Diversity and Inclusion for KPMG and a Visiting Fellow at Harvard University. He has achieved literally global recognition for his work and leadership on inclusion.
