The heart of workplace diversity lies
with enlightened leadership and a genuine
commitment to fairness, rather than numbers-counting
to meet legal requirements, or even
persuading others that it serves as
a competitive advantage.
Leading with Your Heart explores
inspired leadership across an organization
and the use of a positive moral compass
to drive a new way of thinking and
integrating our nation's rich diversity.
Cari Dominguez and Judith Sotherlund
use the term "ganas" (gah-nas)
to capture this concept. Ganas speaks
to one's inner desire to succeed.
Motivation drives performance. Inspired
motivation drives individuals to connect
their day-to-day practices with their
guiding beliefs, and to do the right
things in the face of obstacles. Leading
with Your Heart presents anecdotes
of inspired inclusion in the workplace,
not necessarily to establish best
practices models for replication, but
to affirm the lasting values of integrity
and fairness that result from leading
with the heart.
HR professionals will find Leading
with Your Heart instrumental
in bridging the gap between the
idealized expectations of the C-suite
and the pressing realities of needing to
get the job done at the line manager
and local levels.
