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By (author) Butt, Shakil

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Gain essential HR skills to kickstart your career with this practical book to understanding, implementing and ensuring effective EDI initiatives.

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Equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, and as an HR professional, you have the power to make that happen.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Explained by
Shakil Butt is your practical guide to understanding what EDI really means, why it matters and how to turn good intentions into everyday actions. You”ll learn how to identify and challenge bias, foster a culture of respect and design policies that support fairness for all. Packed with evidence-based insights, real-world examples and tools you can use from day one, it will help you build your confidence and credibility in this vital HR area.With
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Explained, you”ll be ready to champion change and create workplaces where everyone belongs.The HR Skills Guide series of books: Discover the key HR functions, elevate your knowledge and prepare yourself for the people profession with the
HR Skills Guide series. Written by experts for new and aspiring HR professionals, this collection of accessible guides are packed with practical, reliable advice on key topics such as talent acquisition, employee relations, people analytics and EDI to give you the essential skills needed to kickstart your career in HR.

Table of contents:

- Chapter – 00: Introduction;
- Chapter – 01: Introducing equity, diversity and inclusion;
- Chapter – 02: HR’s role in EDI;
- Chapter – 03: Biases and behaviour;
- Chapter – 04: Social conditioning and fear;
- Chapter – 05: EDI initiatives;
- Chapter – 06: EDI and talent;
- Chapter – 07: How discrimination shows up;
- Chapter – 08: Making the case for EDI;
- Chapter – 09: Conclusion;

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“A valuable tool for driving meaningful and sustainable change across organizations.”

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“The essential resource for any leader ready to move beyond rhetoric and build truly equitable and inclusive organizations.”

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“A powerful read that brilliantly unpacks the complexities of EDI.”

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“Helps to provide clarity on how to understand and focus on the key practices and processes that make a difference, to individuals and to organizations.”

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“A clear, accessible and practical read. It”s a great place to start your EDI reading.”

Biographical note:

Shakil Butt, based in Birmingham UK, is a multi-award-winning Chartered Fellow of the CIPD and the former HR director of an international relief and development charity working in 40 countries globally. He was an EDI consultant with the Green Park Diversity, Inclusion, Culture and Ethics team, where he worked with leaders in large complex organisations. As a freelancer, Shakil has designed and delivered EDI training as well as designing EDI qualifications. He is a visiting lecturer at Birmingham City University, teaches on the CIPD foundation level course to early career HR professionals and has been recognized by HR Magazine as ”HR”s Most Influential” five times.

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Features key definitions, real-world examples, practical exercises, advice on further reading and scenario planning to help you make an impact in your role

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Covers areas from understanding discrimination, behaviours and biases to EDI and the employee lifecycle

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Part of the HR Skills Guide series containing practical, reliable advice on the key HR functions for early career professionals navigating the world of HR

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