“All organizations, from Fortune 500 companies to non-profits, will glean helpful tips and ideas from this book. It’s also a useful guide for individuals who want to better understand and practice D&I.”

Booklist, American Library Association (ALA)

A fun, feisty case for the business advantage of diversity and inclusion in the workplace that presents practical steps to get there.

“Diversity” and “inclusion” have become buzz words. They’re used in casual conversation by CEOs and world leaders alike. But what do these words mean, why do they matter…and why did you just pick up a book about them?

In Birds of All Feathers, speaker, author and D&I expert Michael Bach argues that creating diverse, inclusive workplaces is not just the right thing to do―it is the smart thing to do. It embraces an ethos of innovation and creativity. It’s good for you and your employees, it strengthens your organization, and it benefits the people you serve. Whether you are in the arts, health, non-profit, for-profit, or another sector, there is a business case for making your organization a space of true inclusion. Birds of All Feathers shows you how to discover your organization’s “why,” how to implement and sustain beneficial changes, and how to measure its success.

With nearly twenty years of experience in the field, Michael Bach, founder of the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion (CCDI), lays out what can be a complex topic in expertly accessible terms and teaches you how to do D&I right.

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What People Are Saying

Birds of All Feathers underscores the importance of diversity and inclusion in driving employee engagement. It offers a holistic approach to diversity, encouraging the reader to see the importance of integrating it into all aspects of an organization, and highlighting its power to drive the bottom line when supported by leadership and principles.

— Blake Hutcheson, President and CEO, OMERS

Birds of All Feathers has become my essential guide to being a better employer. It’s fearless, funny, engaging, refreshingly frank, and full of Bach’s characteristic compassion and humanity. Come for the advice, stay for the stories of what it’s like to work in the inclusion trenches.

— Margaret Eaton, National CEO, Canadian Mental Health Association

Michael Bach challenges the notion that diversity and inclusion is no more than just “the right thing to do.” By combining his considerable subject matter knowledge with instructive business cases, Bach has demonstrated how strategically critical it is to drive D&I purposefully in every type of organization.

— Julie O’Mara, President and Board Chair, The Centre for Global Inclusion

A peak inside Birds of All Feathers: Doing Diversity and Inclusion Right

What’s Inside the Book?

Opening Thoughts

Chapter 1: D&I Defined

Chapter 2: The Models of Diversity and Inclusion

Chapter 3: The Business Case

Chapter 4: The Right Way to Do Diversity

Chapter 5: Inclusion over Diversity (aka Talent Retention)

Chapter 6: Attracting Difference

Chapter 7: Developing Your People

Chapter 8: Measurement for Success

Chapter 9: The Key Ingredients

Chapter 10: From the Leading Edge to the Bleeding Edge

Chapter 11: White Man Trumps All

Chapter 12: Overcoming Diversity Fatigue

Chapter 13: What Gets in the Way?

Acknowledgements

Notes

What People Are Saying

This should be required reading for any C-level leader looking to kick their organization’s D&I into high gear. Bach’s insights are brisk, instructive, and readily applicable across a spectrum of business models.

— Nikki Holland, President and CEO, Jewish Federations of Canada – United Israel Appeal

Michael Bach is one of the leading architects for diversity and inclusion in North American workplaces. Birds of All Feathers is proof that he is still pushing the discourse forward with practical solutions and tactical guidance for navigating the constantly evolving D&I landscape to superlative strategic success.

— Ratna Omidvar, Canadian Senator

This book will convince any leader that leveraging D&I fosters greater creativity and innovation—and that there are clear steps you can take to move your organization forward. It is an inspiring call to action, and a practical guide to successful diversity and inclusion.

— Andrew Graham, Co-Founder & CEO, Borrowell

Birds of All Feathers contains 108 reference points and not just to make me appear smart. There’s some good stuff in there. I’ve made it easy for you to look at them yourself because I’m that nice a person.

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