Leading Global Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: A Guide for Systemic Change in Multinational Organizations [Hardcover]

This book offers five proven principles so multinational companies can advance diversity, equity, and inclusion with a nuanced understanding of local contexts across countries and cultures.

It's easy to fall into the trap of using a single-culture worldview when implementing global DEI in organizations. But what makes DEI change efforts successful in one country may have opposite, unintended consequences in another. How do companies find the right balance between anchoring their efforts locally while pushing for change that may disrupt existing power dynamics?

This is the question at the heart of global DEI work. Along with practical advice and examples, Rohini Anand offers five overarching principles derived from her own experience leading global DEI transformation and interviews with more than sixty-five leaders to provide a through line for leading global DEI transformation in divergent cultures.

Local relevance—understanding markets and acknowledging local beliefs, regulations, and history—is essential for global success. This groundbreaking book explicitly details how to take local histories, laws, and practices into account in DEI transformation work while promoting social justice worldwide.“If thought leadership is about advancing a body of work, Dr. Anand’s new book is the quintessential thought leadership primer for global DEI. Well-written and filled with illuminating storytelling, this is an engaging read that presents a compelling case to push for the kind of change that addresses inequities globally while grounding it within a local context.”
—Indra Nooyi, former Chairman and CEO, PepsiCo

“Rohini Anand is sui generis. She has led the diversity efforts of an organization and made it a place vastly different than the one she entlór