The Elephant and the Mouse. Laura A. Liswood
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Praise for The Elephant And The Mouse
“Addressing diversity and inclusion is a global, societal, and moral issue of utmost importance. At Mercer, we take an evidence‐based approach to solving diversity, equity, and inclusion challenges. As a people business, having colleagues with diverse backgrounds, perspectives, experiences, and cultures brings a richness of ideas that, in turn, helps us make brighter futures for everyone. Leaders need to be the north stars for their people, and they need to enable other leaders to support employees and execute DEI strategy through everyday actions. Companies are a large part of society with both the ability and the obligation to create progress across diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Laura Liswood's expertise in the fields and diversity of leadership is exceptional. We are fortunate to have her voice and her knowledge, as so eloquently shared in The Elephant and the Mouse. The Elephant and the Mouse outlines how we can understand both our conscious and unconscious biases and the ways they affect our perspectives and our decisions–both personally and professionally–across all facets of our lives. The Elephant and the Mouse shows the ways in which diversity alone is not enough and how we can all work together to help close the gaps between us.
Achieving true diversity, equity, and inclusion is an ongoing journey and educating ourselves is an important step. The insights in this book were revelatory to me as a friend, as a colleague, and as a leader but most importantly, as a human being. No matter who you are or where you are starting from, The Elephant and the Mouse contains lessons for everyone. It asks you to question yourself and provides a framework you can apply to your own life to actively shape change and transform the communities you are a part of. The Elephant and the Mouse illuminates the path forward to real and lasting change and I recommend it for everyone.”
—Martine Ferland, President and CEO, Mercer
“If Laura Liswood ran the world, it would be a fairer, more inclusive place. In this wise book, she highlights that many of our problems with diversity stem not from differences in demography but from differences in power. Her analysis of dominant and non‐dominant groups offers valuable tools to have more productive conversations and drive more meaningful progress.”
—Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again and host of the TED podcast WorkLife
“The Elephant and Mouse is a must‐read for anyone committed to making their workplace or their community truly inclusive. The Loudest Duck synthesized all the diversity research and gave us a framework for how to understand