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?

"Untapped Talent" encourages and supports the employment of people who have been marginalized from society and the workforce-- those whose past mistakes led to a criminal record. It is helping employers find needed workers in a labor shortage, and through employment helps people with criminal records rebuild their lives, benefiting their families and their communities. Since publication, the book has been highlighted by the Business Roundtable (through the Second Chance Business Coalition), the National Association of Manufacturers, the Aspen Institute, SHRM, numerous Chambers of Commerce and other business organizations, all of whom have given me opportunities to share the findings …