Will your organization, and your DEI and ERG efforts decline or thrive in the next year and beyond?

There is a new frontier facing business, DEI, and ERG leaders. It's full of uncertainties, threats, and opportunities. It has metaverses, robots, AI, pandemics, a new workforce, and the complete re-making of the workplace. Will your DEI and ERG efforts become more critical or less important in this emerging world of constant change, resignations, and turnover tsunamis? While no one can predict the future, the good news is that we can prepare to win in it no matter how it turns out.

In my new book, The New DEI and ERG Frontier: How You and Your DEI Efforts Can Rise and Thrive in the New Era of Constant Disruption, I show you how your DEI and ERG efforts can help your company succeed in this new world. The book comes from years of research into the emerging workforce, workplace, and marketplace. It also incorporates data collected from pulse surveys and hundreds of hours of interviews with CEOs, CDOs, ERG leaders, data scientists, and futurists.

The book begins with a look at the history of our ERG practices and the leaders that produced our modern-day groups. It gives you a glimpse at a future full of faster, more impactful, and sharper disruptions and the one skill you need to master to avoid pitfalls and pounce on opportunities. Next, the book gives you specific practices and tips you can use right away to begin winning in our new disruptive normal.

Filled with stories that sound like they come from a science fiction novel, coupled with practical advice, this book combines future foresight, humor, and practical advice to produce the DEI and ERG leader's most valuable companion into the uncertain future.

Here are a few of the comments from pre-publication reviewers:

“This book delivers a compact masterclass on how ERG and D&I leaders can develop their futurist skills and go from being a role to being a powerful function. Beginners to seasoned professionals will find tangible wisdom in Joe’s stories and advice.”?- Erica Fletcher (she/her) Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion Hiscox.

“Joe Santana is a DEI powerhouse. In this book, he brings together his decades of experience as a business leader in operations and DEI to deliver strategic and practical insights for leveraging the power of ERGs in driving DEI progress across organizations. This book will help ERG leaders accelerate change and influence business results with more engagement and purpose to produce permanent impact.” -?Darcy Pierson, Global DEI Leader, Oshkosh Corporation.

Joe has written a must-read primer for anyone looking to maximize the impact of their D&I and ERG initiatives in their respective organizations. Read this book and learn from one of the best.?- Paul Martin – Chief Diversity Officer, Sony Pictures Entertainment

As a former CDO, Joe Santana brings a wealth of knowledge, experience, and leading practices that BRG & EDI leaders will acquire to become trusted advisors in their respective organizations. This book offers practical tips that will position leaders for success in a disruptive and ever-changing culture.?– Andres E. Gonzalez, Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer at Froedtert Health

“Joseph Santana is a business strategist, thought leader in diversity and inclusion, and the expert on developing ERGs that provide a true win-win for individuals and organizations. Visionary yet practical, clear-eyed, yet optimistic, with a grounding in history and a perspective on the future, ‘The New DEI and ERG Frontier’ is a call to action for 21st-century leaders. Think of it as a playbook for the ‘hero’s journey" of leveraging our diverse realities through inclusion.” -?Sheryl Battles, VP Global Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement, Pitney Bowes Inc.

It is not uncommon today for people to talk and write about our changing world and, in particular, the changing world of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion work.?In his new book, Joe Santana takes this inquiry to a whole new level.?In profound yet simple terms, Joe has laid out a playbook for organizations to not only address these issues but to do it by fully engaging their employee groups in a way that promises sustainable success.?Whether you are working from inside or outside of an organization, this book will be invaluable! - Howard Ross, Author ReInventing Diversity, Everyday Bias, and Our Search for Belonging.

The book will be released in eBook, print, and audio format on Monday, April 11, 2022. You can, however, pre-order the eBook now and get on a list to be reminded when the print and audio versions are released and when various in-person and virtual book topic discussion events will take place by clicking here!

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