The 5 Critical Shades Of Inclusion And Innovation

The Roman God Janus is known as the God of doors, gates, and transitions. Janus is commonly portrayed in duality with two faces — one facing the past and one facing the future. Janus’ duality represents a visionary, inclusive being who takes into consideration the past while preparing for the future. Janus represents a new beginning, which perfectly represents the authors goal of inspiring an influx of inclusive leaders within the workforce who recognize the importance of leveraging diversity, Equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) tools to achieve their desired objective. This book, written by seasoned DEIA professionals with more than 120 years of experience in the field, makes the case for the importance of Inclusive leadership. They share insights and successful strategies to encourage inclusive leaders and DEIA Professionals to transform their organizational culture. Like Janus, inclusive leaders are multifaceted. They traverse the volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) nature of today’s organizational environment with a watchful eye and a visionary mindset. Most importantly, they recognize the criticality of transforming their organizations from exclusive to inclusive to ensure future success.