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IT'S TIME TO TALK ABOUT RACE AT WORK
EVERY LEADER'S GUIDE TO MAKING PROGRESS ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION
KELLY McDONALD
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:
Names: McDonald, Kelly, 1961- author. | John Wiley & Sons, publisher.
Title: It’s time to talk about race at work : every leader’s guide to making progress on diversity, equity, and inclusion / Kelly McDonald.
Description: Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, [2021] | Includes index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2021008528 (print) | LCCN 2021008529 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119790877 (cloth) | ISBN 9781119790884 (adobe pdf) | ISBN 9781119790891 (epub)
Subjects: LCSH: Diversity in the workplace.
Classification: LCC HF5549.5.M5 M426 2021 (print) | LCC HF5549.5.M5 (ebook) | DDC 658.3008–dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021008528
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021008529
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To Liliana Ramírez, for all the brilliant insights from your brilliant mind.To JB, for hanging in there with me on this. Again.And to George.
Do the best you can until you know better.
Then when you know better, do better.
—Maya Angelou
Acknowledgments
I started writing this book in September 2020 and finished it in early January 2021. It was a dark time to take on this subject: Life and business were disrupted immeasurably due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nationwide unrest, protests, riots, and violence seemed a part of daily life.
I am an optimist at heart—not in a rainbows and unicorns unrealistic way, but I do believe in hope. As the grind of the pandemic and faltering economy wore on, I found my nerves frayed and saw the same in others. I needed an anchor, a way of staying focused on knowing what I can control and what I can't, and a way of remaining hopeful when hope seemed like more of a concept than an actual feeling. I decided to anchor myself to the word resilience. Every day, I see resilient people, moving forward against difficult odds, facing their fears and obstacles, overcoming setbacks, and extending generosity to others. It's easy to be generous when times are good. What is deeply moving
