DEI Deconstructed, Lily Zheng
DEI Deconstructed, Lily Zheng
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DEI Deconstructed
Your No-Nonsense Guide to Doing the Work and Doing It Right

Author: Lily Zheng

Narrator: Andrew Joseph Perez

Unabridged: 8 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 10/24/2022


Synopsis

The definitive comprehensive and foundational text for critically analyzing and applying actionable DEI techniques and strategies, written by one of LinkedIn's most popular experts on DEI.

The definitive comprehensive and foundational text for critically analyzing and applying actionable DEI techniques and strategies, written by one of LinkedIn's most popular experts on DEI.

The importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace cannot be understated. But when half-baked and under-developed strategies are implemented, they often do more harm than good, leading the very constituents they aim to support to dismiss DEI entirely.

DEI Deconstructed analyzes how current methods and "best practices" leave marginalized people feeling frustrated and unconvinced of their leaders' sincerity, and offers a roadmap that bridges the neatness of theory with the messiness of practice. Through embracing a pragmatic DEI approach drawing from cutting-edge research on organizational change, evidence-based practices, and incisive insights from a DEI strategist with experience working from the top-down and bottom-up alike, stakeholders at every level of an organization can become effective DEI changemakers. Nothing less than this is required to scale DEI from interpersonal teeth-pulling to true systemic change.

By utilizing an outcome-oriented understanding of DEI, along with a comprehensive foundation of actionable techniques, this no-nonsense guide will lay out the path for anyone with any background to becoming a more effective DEI practitioner, ally, and leader.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Michelle on June 26, 2023

I’m very impressed with this book. An excellent read for a book club because each chapter requires some time to digest and apply. The author’s honest look at the DEI Industrial Complex was informative and thought-provoking. I found the chapters on types of power within organizations, roles necessary......more

Goodreads review by Eric on December 12, 2022

I've been following Lily Zheng for years on LinkedIn to get their DEI insights, and their book is even better. They call out the whole DEI industry for failing to live up to the challenge that "impact matters more than intent", because DEI as an industry has had minimal impact, and maybe even negati......more

Goodreads review by Priyanka on March 02, 2024

Read this one for work purposes but I was really blown away by the level of critical thinking and empathy that Lily weaves into analyzing DEI initiatives in the workplace. For one, they really have an eye for outcomes based approaches - and a lot of this comes from the fact that they are able to get......more