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""Andrés Tapia has become one of the foremost thought leaders in the area of workplace diversity. His unique perspectives on inclusion have shifted the paradigm on how leaders now think about diversity."" -John W. Rodgers Jr., Chairman and CEO, Ariel Investments Strategies for landing right-side up in an upside-down world In this third edition of The Inclusion Paradox: The Obama Era and the Transformation of Global Diversity, Andrés Tapia examines how today's hyper-diverse world has transformed talent management and marketplace growth opportunities. With more than fifty new pages of updated facts, figures, and current event references, and two new chapters with Korn Ferry insights and research, Andrés explores not the political implications, but rather the cultural implications of what has been the Obama Era and beyond and what it takes to move into the next generation of diversity work to grow business and attract and retain the best talent. Practical, strategic, contemporary, and personal, The Inclusion Paradox offers business, diversity, and human resources leaders new thinking and solutions to achieve breakthroughs in diversity and inclusion.

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"""Andrés Tapia has become one of the foremost thought leaders in the area of workplace diversity. His unique perspectives on inclusion have shifted the paradigm on how leaders now think about diversity."" -John W. Rogers Jr., Chairman and CEO, Ariel Investments ""Andrés Tapia brings a unique combination of personal and professional experience to the subjects of cultural diversity and inclusion. His insights and approach can help a company strive toward achieving an inclusive environment in which a richly diverse global workforce can thrive."" -Robert W. Lane, former Chairman, Deere & Company ""Andrés is a leading worldwide authority and innovator in the field of diversity and inclusion. His profound understanding of the complexities of cross-cultural communication in today's global environment and his ability to help organizations move from a programmatic to a comprehensive and integrated approach to diversity and inclusions is groundbreaking."" -Stephen M. Chipman, former Chief Executive Officer, Grant Thornton LLP ""An insightful and thoughtful analysis by an insightful and thoughtful leader in the field. Andrés captures the essence of the challenges facing global institutions in the 21st Century and offers a path to success and sustainability."" -Gilbert F. Casellas, former Vice President for Corporate Responsibility of Dell Inc. and former Chairman of the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ""This book hits the nail on the head! In the ever-growing conversation of diversity and inclusion, this book captures the true essence of the dilemma. You can't have diversity if people are not comfortable enough to bring their full selves to the table... hence the need for inclusion."" -Katherine W Phillips, Columbia Business School, Paul Calello Professor of Leadership and Ethics"

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Andrés T. Tapia is President of Diversity Best Practices, the preeminent diversity and inclusion thinktank and consultancy. Previously he served as the Chief Diversity Officer for a global firm. Andrés is a published writer and prominent speaker. As a journalist, he covered social trends in the U.S. and Latin America via articles appearing in publications such as the Baltimore Sun, the Chicago Tribune, the San Francisco Chronicle, VOCÊ (Brazil), Benefits Quarterly, and Hemispheres magazine. He has been interviewed by major media outlets such as the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, BusinessWeek, CNN en Español, and FORTUNE magazine in the United States, La Nación and El Clarín in Argentina, El Mercurio in Chile, VOCÊ, Valor, and Revista Amanhã in Brazil, and HR industry publications such as HR Magazine, Benefit News, and Benefits Canada Magazine. His experiences in the U.S., Canada, the UK, Spain, India, Kenya, and throughout Latin America and his native Perú have equipped him with a true global perspective. By working with dozens of Diversity Best Practices Consulting's FORTUNE 500 multinational clients, as well as with public schools, arts organizations, and law enforcement agencies, Andrés is grounded in the cross-industry implications of achieving a diverse, high-performing workforce. Andrés' innovative approach to foster an inclusive work environment includes shifting paradigms such as: from tolerance and sensitivity to cross-cultural competence, and from programmatic to sustainable diversity. He was the catalyst for a groundbreaking study on retirement savings that found that race/ethnicity is a greater determinant of differences in savings behaviors than income. Andrés has received the following recognitions: He is a 2008 Leadership Greater Chicago Fellow, Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement Éxito Award (2008), Chicago United's Business Leader of Color Award (2007), CDO Exemplary List published by Diversity Best Practices in FORTUNE magazine (2006), the Corporate Diversity Program and Diversity Ad Campaign of the Year granted by the Minorities in Advertising Foundation (2006), and the Hewitt Exemplary Leader Award (2005). He is also on the Board of Luna Negra Dance Theatre. Andrés holds a B.A. in History with an emphasis in journalism and political science from Northwestern University. He is married to Lori, a musician, and they have an adult daughter, Marisela, who is a flamenco dancer.

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