Diversity Is Not Enough

In the wake of major social and political change over the past decade, employers large and small alike have taken steps to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion. Yet despite growing pressure and awareness, progress is slow and most corporate DE&I initiatives are not yet achieving the desired results. After nearly four decades as a Business Leader working for companies like AT&T, IBM, Pitney Bowes, and Walmart, and mentoring hundreds of young Black professionals, award-winning author Keith Wyche knows first hand that representation is still not where it needs to be at senior levels for almost every diverse group.

In his new book Diversity Is Not Enough: A Roadmap to Recruit, Develop and Promote Black Leaders in America, Wyche provides real, actionable steps for those who are serious about DE&I, and looking for solutions to improve the experience of their Black employees, colleagues and leaders within the organization. By sharing a collection of best practices, he imparts knowledge, research and strategies to organizations committed to doing better, and provides a roadmap for leaders to create breakthrough change that explores meaningful topics such as: 

- Why Black Professionals Have Lost Faith in Their Organization’s DE&I Efforts

- Why Black Talent Turnover is at an All Time High

- How “Cultural Fit” and “People of Color” Metrics Often Leaves Blacks Left Behind

- Career Mobility and Disgruntled Black Millennials

- The History of DE&I, Affirmative Action and Birth of the Amy Cooper Mindset

- Getting Middle Management to Embrace the DE&I Message

- Creating a Black Talent Pipeline and Improving Retention of Black Professionals

- Identifying and Taking Action to Address Underutilized and High Potential Black Talent

- How to Make Initiatives More Sustainable by Deploying a Systems Change Approach to DE&I

- Best Practices on Recruiting, Developing and Retaining Black Talent

- Help Leaders at All Levels Understand What They Can Do to Drive DE&I Success

- Recruiting Professionals into an Inclusive and Equitable Culture

Diversity Is Not Enough is a must-have resource for CEOs wanting a greater return on their investment in DE&I initiatives, leaders concerned about the lack of retention and engagement of their Black associates, and Human Resource professionals & Diversity Officers feeling the pressure of delivering results without the adequate resources, support and influence required. 

“From operating a Kool-Aid stand on the streets of Cleveland, to operating billion-dollar businesses all over North America, I am most assuredly my ancestors’ wildest dream,” Wyche says. “However, my experience is not unique. Many of the Black professionals I have encountered along this journey are also living testimonies to the support, encouragement, sacrifices and motivation we’ve received from the shoulders on which we all stand. For me and many other Black professionals, DE&I is not a history lesson with which we are familiar, yet still far removed, or a folktale we pass along from someone else’s journey of generations past. For us, the struggle is real, and it is now.”

KEITH WYCHE is a recognized thought leader in the areas of Change Management, Executive Development, Leadership, Business, Career Development, Diversity and Inclusion, Transformation, and Innovation who excels at talent development and has a consistent record of growing revenue and expanding margins across a broad range of industries, including technology, manufacturing, outsourced services, and grocery retail.

A frequent public speaker and author of Good Is Not Enough: And Other Unwritten Rules for Minority Professionals (nominated for an NAACP Award as an Outstanding Literary Work,) and Corner Office Rules: The 10 Realities of Executive Life, Wyche’s work and insights have been featured in TIME Magazine, USA Today, The New York Post, The Miami Herald, and Black Enterprise Magazine. He has appeared as a guest on NPR, Fox Business, NBC's The Today Show, Business News Network (BNN), and more.

Wyche was named to the “Martin Luther King Jr. Board of Renaissance Leaders” by Morehouse College for his dedication and commitment to the mentoring and talent development of young talent. Wyche holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Administrations from Cleveland State University and an MBA from Baldwin-Wallace University.