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The person you mean to be : how good people fight bias / Dolly Chugh ; foreword by Laszlo Bock.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : HarperCollins Publishers, [2018]Edition: First editionDescription: xxvii, 287 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780062692146
  • 0062692143
Subject(s):
Contents:
Introduction: Good-ish people -- Part I: Builders activate a growth mindset -- Stumbling upward -- One of the "good guys" -- If you are not part of the problem, you cannot be part of the solution -- Part II: Builders see and use their ordinary privilege -- Knowing it when you don't see it -- The power of ordinary privilege -- Part III: Builders opt for willful awareness -- Keep your eyes open, anyway -- Look out for these four "good" intentions -- Part IV: Builders engage -- Be inclusive -- Steer the conversation -- Educate and occasionally confront others -- Show meaningful support.
Summary: Many of us believe in equality, diversity, and inclusion, but how do we stand up for those values in our turbulent world? Chugh reveals the surprising causes of inequality, and offers practical tools to respectfully and effectively talk politics with family, to be a better colleague to people who don't look like you, and to avoid being a well-intentioned barrier to equality. Being the person we mean to be starts with a look at ourselves. -- adapted from jacket.
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Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library NonFiction 303.385 C559 Available water damage on edges of pages in second half of book. 1/12/2024 33111008918738
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

"Finally: an engaging, evidence-based book about how to battle biases, champion diversity and inclusion, and advocate for those who lack power and privilege. Dolly Chugh makes a convincing case that being an ally isn't about being a good person--it's about constantly striving to be a better person." --Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Give and Take, Originals, and Option B with Sheryl Sandberg

Foreword by Laszlo Bock, the bestselling author of Work Rules! and former Senior Vice President of People Operations at Google

An inspiring guide from Dolly Chugh, an award-winning social psychologist at the New York University Stern School of Business, on how to confront difficult issues including sexism, racism, inequality, and injustice so that you can make the world (and yourself) better.

Many of us believe in equality, diversity, and inclusion. But how do we stand up for those values in our turbulent world? The Person You Mean to Be is the smart, "semi-bold" person's guide to fighting for what you believe in.

Dolly reveals the surprising causes of inequality, grounded in the "psychology of good people". Using her research findings in unconscious bias as well as work across psychology, sociology, economics, political science, and other disciplines, she offers practical tools to respectfully and effectively talk politics with family, to be a better colleague to people who don't look like you, and to avoid being a well-intentioned barrier to equality. Being the person we mean to be starts with a look at ourselves.

She argues that the only way to be on the right side of history is to be a good-ish-- rather than good--person. Good-ish people are always growing. Second, she helps you find your "ordinary privilege"--the part of your everyday identity you take for granted, such as race for a white person, sexual orientation for a straight person, gender for a man, or education for a college graduate. This part of your identity may bring blind spots, but it is your best tool for influencing change. Third, Dolly introduces the psychological reasons that make it hard for us to see the bias in and around us. She leads you from willful ignorance to willful awareness. Finally, she guides you on how, when, and whom, to engage (and not engage) in your workplaces, homes, and communities. Her science-based approach is a method any of us can put to use in all parts of our life.

Whether you are a long-time activist or new to the fight, you can start from where you are. Through the compelling stories Dolly shares and the surprising science she reports, Dolly guides each of us closer to being the person we mean to be.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-269) and index.

Many of us believe in equality, diversity, and inclusion, but how do we stand up for those values in our turbulent world? Chugh reveals the surprising causes of inequality, and offers practical tools to respectfully and effectively talk politics with family, to be a better colleague to people who don't look like you, and to avoid being a well-intentioned barrier to equality. Being the person we mean to be starts with a look at ourselves. -- adapted from jacket.

Introduction: Good-ish people -- Part I: Builders activate a growth mindset -- Stumbling upward -- One of the "good guys" -- If you are not part of the problem, you cannot be part of the solution -- Part II: Builders see and use their ordinary privilege -- Knowing it when you don't see it -- The power of ordinary privilege -- Part III: Builders opt for willful awareness -- Keep your eyes open, anyway -- Look out for these four "good" intentions -- Part IV: Builders engage -- Be inclusive -- Steer the conversation -- Educate and occasionally confront others -- Show meaningful support.

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