The Human Equity Advantage: Beyond Diversity to Talent Optimization

by Trevor Wilson

A fresh approach to the old problem of "diversity fatigue" Trevor Wilson, global diversity strategist and visionary leader, presents a fresh, new management model that goes beyond the traditional diversity debate towards inclusion and building human capital. Featuring case studies and practical diagnostic tools and assessments, this book will benefit anyone who is interested in improving their business by building on the unique talents of employees' innate strengths, unique abilities, personality, attitude, life experience and virtues. The agent of this change, the driver of the process, is the equitable leader. This important book outlines 8 core competencies that will guide leaders to create equitable and inclusive work environments where employees are valued because of, not in spite of, their differences and each person can be recognized and developed to strive for their highest potential. The Human Equity Advantage gives you the tools to tap into the unique talents and strengths of each employee.

336 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2013

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

A specialist in the history of Britain during the First World War era, Trevor Wilson was emeritus professor of history at Adelaide University, where he worked from 1960 until his retirement in 2009. Wilson earned a Master of Arts at Auckland University in 1952 and a PhD at the University of Oxford in 1959, where his dissertation was the joint winner of the Gilbert Campion Award.

Reviews

[Heather · Rating 5 out of 5]

I firmly believe that sometimes books come to you or are read when you listened them. I started this book waaaaaaay back in late July of 2018, and I read less than a third of it at that time. Over my holiday time away from work I decided to pick it back up again, and it couldn’t have been at a more opportune time.

There is SO much I love about this book! It has inspired me to dig deeper into my own work, and to do so driven by my values and strengths. I am a firm believer in the methods of positive psychology and looking at talent individually within an organization. This book has shown me that it is possible to create an organizational shift around human equity and what we individually bring to our workplaces to make them places where we feel inspired and engaged.

I also have an even longer To Read list after this book and it’s inspired me to once again look at myself as an individual and as a leader. Defining my purpose and being able to live it out has always been of high importance to me, but this book has given me more tools to examine myself and the places I work so that every person feels that they can be and are heard and so that each person feels and knows that they are contributing to the whole. I know I will be coming back to this book time and again. Absolutely wonderful.