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“Amri Johnson has gifted us with a worthy exploration of the current state of DEI work . . . He recognizes the need for individual awareness, collective action, and structural change, and as an accomplished professional who has worked both inside and outside of organizations, he shows us tangible ways to get there. This book is a powerful resource for anybody who is looking at forging pathways to inclusion and belonging.”
—Howard Ross, author, Everyday Bias and Our Search for Belonging
“Reconstructing Inclusion is an invaluable input for leaders who want to go beyond normative approaches to DEI and people issues in organizations, and create substantive and sustainable change . . . In a polarized society ridden with a focus on human sub-groups and the divisions between them, this book centres humanity as a whole without losing sight of the need to address racial and other forms of social injustice.”
—Sukhvinder S. Obhi, Professor of Social Neuroscience, McMaster University, Canada
“It’s hard to keep up with the abundance of books being published on DEI. But don’t miss this one. Amri Johnson writes as a friendly critic inside the DEI movement. He beautifully weaves together his story as a Black man with his experience inside a massive pharmaceutical company and shares rich insights about what needs to change in DEI.”
—David Livermore, author and leading authority on cultural intelligence
“Amri Johnson offers a call for practitioners to break the cycle of waxing and waning and not advancing DEI in the ways we desire. This means being in community to co-create our DEI vision, and being dedicated to changing our methods and patterns of behavior . . . I highly recommend this book especially for DEI practitioners who want to be included and inclusive in affecting accessible, actionable, and sustainable organizations through diversity, equity, and inclusion.”
—Carla Carten, PhD, MSOD, Interim Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer, Mass General Brigham
“Any leader who is committed to fostering a culture of inclusion needs to read this insightful and paradigm-shifting book. As strategic as he is pragmatic, Amri Johnson takes us on a critical journey that will leave any leader rethinking how to sustainably make manifest true inclusion at work.”
—Susan MacKenty Brady, Deloitte Ellen Gabriel Chair for Women in Leadership and Founding CEO, Simmons University Institute for Inclusive Leadership
“Reconstructing Inclusion took me on a journey of exploration and learning. It allowed me to be curious about my personal views about DEI whilst allowing other views to be listened to and explored. The non-binary approach taken brings layers of the subject into view and allows one to peel them away one by one and then put them back together again.”
—Petra Battersby, FCIPD, Chief People Officer, Envision Pharma Group
“Reconstructing Inclusion is a strong message for global organizations who are interested in truly advancing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in a meaningful way. Amri Johnson’s assertion is that deconstructing inclusion allows for expanding structures beyond reducing terms as simply effective vs. ineffective. Instead, addressing the complexity organizations should face to really move the needle. His book clearly amplifies what needs to be done to ensure measurable outcomes and success.”
—Michael Hyter, President and CEO, The Executive Leadership Council (ELC)
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