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Putting Our Differences to Work: The Fastest Way to Innovation, Leadership, and High Performance (Bk Business) | 
 enlarge | Author: Debbe Kennedy
Creator: Joel A. Barker
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Category: Book
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 213315
Format: Illustrated
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 208
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.2 x 0.9
ISBN: 1576754995
Dewey Decimal Number: 658.3008
EAN: 9781576754993
ASIN: 1576754995
Publication Date: June 1, 2008
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Putting our differences to work means creating an environment where people, naturally unique and different, can work more effectively in ways that drive new levels of creativity, innovation, problem solving, leadership, and performance in the marketplaces, workplaces, and communities of the world. Debbe Kennedy shows how to make all the dimensions of difference tremendous sources of strength. Kennedy draws on the latest research and a wealth of real-world examples to offer compelling evidence showing exactly how putting our differences to work accelerates innovation and contribution. She identifies five distinctive qualities of leadership that leaders must add to their portfolio of skills to make differences an engine of success. And she provides a detailed six-stage process for making the most of differences in the workforce, combining first-person best-practice stories and strategic with tactical ideas to help you put each step into action.
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FINALLY A ROAD-MAP September 21, 2008
Stewart Levine (Oakland, CA)
Evberyone has great ideas and can engage in conversations about the virtues of this and the problems and challenges of that. Debbe Kennedy has written the practical road map for implementing a successful program that taps into the unique genius of many people. The result is a handbook for successfully getting the best out of everyone. Given her vast experience and global perspective Debbe has the hands on experience and gravitas that undersatnds what is essential to do this successfully. Given the flat world we live in you will be consulting this book frequently over the coming decade. Thank you Debbe!
Stewart Levine, author, "Getting to Resolution," "The Book of Agreement" and co-author "Collaboration 2.0."
Leading for Collaboration in The New World of Work August 27, 2008
A. Fleck
In the network-centric organizational models of our new century, collaboration with diverse individuals and groups across a variety of boundaries is absolutely essential and poses one of the greatest leadership challenges of our time.
In her book, Putting Our DIFFERENCES to WORK, Debbe Kennedy deals with the human element of this leadership challenge and does so with gusto and passion. While Debbe displays compassion and empathy for leaders grappling with this challenge, this is not a "touchy-feely" book. Rather, this book contains strategic as well as practical and pragmatic methods for developing a portfolio of leadership skills and behaviors. These methods are not of the "management trend de jour" variety. Instead, they are built around a proven process based on years of experience in the field.
Debbe also supports the material of her book through a variety of mediums including a blog and an online, global dialogue center. This latter is a virtual gathering place for people throughout the world to engage in dialogue about leadership, professional and personal development, and practicing the methods Debbe advocates in her book. For those of us dealing with the realities of the new world of work, it helps to have Debbe as one of our guides.
Taking leadership thinking to the next level August 22, 2008
Linda G. Griffin (Ashburn, Va. USA)
Debbe's book is required reading for leaders who want to bring out the best in everyone on their team. She outlines a true business imperative - that people are the number one source of new thinking and new ideas. It follows that when you create and leverage the strengths of a diverse team their different points of view bring a unique perspective to problem solving and innovation. This is how great companies come up with breakthrough products and services.
Debbe introduces a six step leadership model and the book is packed with personal stories from business leaders which help bring the model to life. The second half of the book focuses on best practices that give real life examples of the theory along with specific action steps that the reader can use to implement the model in their environment.
For those leaders who are looking for both strategic and tactical actions to improve their business, this book offers a refreshing and energetic viewpoint combined with solid research.
Embrace the Differences in People to Become a Better Leader August 14, 2008
Bill Tipton
I own the hardcover version of the book Putting Our Differences to Work: The Fastest Way to Innovation, Leadership, and High Performance, but the book came to life when I was able to actually read the book as a PDF E-book (available at the publisher www.berrettkoehler.com/podtw). I am completely blind and I was very happy to find that the PDF E-book was accessible and read well with my screen reader.
I thoroughly enjoyed and found this book's fresh approach to leadership pioneering and inspiring. I love the true stories with key learning points from the many innovative leaders that are in this book. Debbe Kennedy truly knows the benefits of putting our differences to work and what it takes to be an effective leader.
I recommend this book to anyone who wants to utilize and value the differences in their complete workforce and gain an edge on their competitors. If you are looking to be a better leader in your organization, citizen in your community or the world this book is for you. Being completely blind myself I truly embrace others who can see the value and extraordinary benefits of differences in people.
Bill Tipton
 Why diversity matters and how to manage it strategically August 12, 2008
Leslie K. Evelalnd (Los Altos, CA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Too often diversity programs are seen as extraneous to the core business of the organization. In this powerful book, Debbe Kennedy offers convincing evidence that managing diversity is key to an organization's ability to innovate and adapt to a rapidly changing world. Using diversity as a strategic advantage requires that we know how to "put our differences to work" --how to align our different ways of thinking and seeing the world to create breakthrough products and solutions. The "Putting our Difference to Work Model" that Debbe describes and illustrates in this book can be applied by any leader in any organization. The examples and case studies she sites ground the model in the real world. She offers tools and techniques that help people with different ways of thinking come together to get things done. The "how to" information in this book is useful and easy to apply, but it is the explanation of why diversity matters that makes this book so compelling. Debbe makes it clear that putting differences to work is the key task of today's leader.
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