Do You See What I See?: A Diversity Tale for Retaining People of Color

by Janice Fenn, Chandra Goforth Irvin

Do You See What I See? offers leaders, managers, and human resource professionals a unique and practical resource for understanding the behavioral subtleties and nuances that affect the retention of people of color within organizations. Through the imaginative use of a fable, authors Janice Fenn and Chandra G. Irvin are able to show different points of view of leaders, managers, and newly recruited POC. In the fable a mirror comes to life and offers insightful reflections that help executives and managers understand what it takes to retain POC in a highly competitive marketplace. Step by step the authors clearly show what happened, what should have happened, conclusions that were drawn, and conclusions that should have been drawn. The fable offers the opportunity for leaders and managers to identify and address similar issues in their real life organizations.

144 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 2005

Reviews

[Meg Mirza · Rating 3 out of 5]

A bizarre business book in "fairy tale" format. The authors communicate very well the experiences and frustrations of people of color who find they are not moving forward in their careers due to "fit" problems, frequently due to management's unwillingness to examine their own prejudices or challenge their own comfort zone.

[Dominique · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was excellent in explaining the experience of people of color in corporate America. But it also provides options for management to ensure that it is an enriched experience and not one from Hell.

[Liz · Rating 3 out of 5]

There was helpful info but I thought the way the book was presented was distracting and unprofessional

[Mollie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty helpful without being too "over intelligent" as if that's even a phrase.