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Table of Contents
Introduction ix
Myth 1 Of Course I Support Black Lives Matter Why Are You Asking If I Have Any Black Friends? 1
Myth 2 I Always Allow Everyone to Speak in Meetings Of Course I Am an Inclusive Leader 17
Myth 3 It’s Time to Have Some Courageous Conversations on Race Let’s Ask Our Employees of Color to Lead Them 35
Myth 4 I’m All for Diverse Talent As Long as They Are Good 51
Myth 5 We Protect the A- holes Because Our Businesses Wouldn’t Run Without Them 71
Myth 6 Why Are You Asking for a Raise? You and Your Husband Make More Than Enough Money 89
Myth 7 We Need More People of Color in Leadership Let’s Launch a Mentorship Program! 105
Myth 8 Of Course We Support Women! We Just Extended Maternity Leave 123
Myth 9 These DEI Efforts Don’t Benefit Me My Voice as a White Man Doesn’t Count Anymore 141
Myth 10 No One Can Question Our Support of the LGBTQ+ Community Look at How Much Money We Invest in June Pride Month! We Aren’t Diversity Washers 157
Myth 11 Our Ad Wasn’t Racist It Was Simply a Mistake 175
Myth 12 We Aren’t Apologizing People Need to Stop Being So Sensitive 195
Myth 13 We Can Work from Home Now The Future of Work Is Inclusive 211
Conclusion: Now That We Have Debunked 13 Myths, Here’s What Comes Next 223
Notes 231
Acknowledgments 249
About the Author 251
Index 253
