Do You See What I See?: A Diversity Tale For Retaining People Of Color

Do You See What I See? offers human resource professionals, managers, and leaders an imaginative tale for understanding what it takes to retain people of color in today's competitive marketplace. Authors Janice Fenn and Chandra Irvin introduce a highly effective, four-step Model for Retention and explain step by step the organizational strategies, practices, and leadership and management behaviors that contribute to the retention of people of color.

"Finally, a book that identifies why people of color leave organizations! I absolutely loved the fable and the mirror that comes to life. The tools that the authors recommend to retain people of color are practical and easy to understand."
--Claudette Whiting, senior director of diversity, Microsoft Corporation

"Most of the books I read provide a lot of theory, but leave out how to put theory into practice. Compliments to Irvin and Fenn for their insights into the challenges in retaining people of color! I appreciate the content and the Organizational Checklist in Chapter 4 is very helpful."
--Vickie Harris, director of corporate diversity, Hallmark Cards

"I shared the book with peers and our overall assessment is that this book offers valuable insights for executives, leaders, managers, supervisors, and consultants within major organizations throughout our communities."
--Curtis Mathews, Jr., vice president for diversity, CIGNA Corporation

"Finally, after all the theories, a practical guide to retaining people of color. It's a must read for companies who are serious about attracting and retaining people of color."
--Alana Robinson, managing principal, Robinson Group Holdings, Inc.

"Do You See What I See?" offers leaders, managers, and human resource professionals a unique and practical resource for understanding the behavioral subtleties and nuances that affect the retention of people of color within organizations. Through the imaginative use of a fable, authors Janice Fenn and Chandra G. Irvin are able to show different points of view of leaders, managers, and newly recruited POC. In the fable a mirror comes to life and offers insightful reflections that help executives and managers understand what it takes to "retain" POC in a highly competitive marketplace. Step by step the authors clearly show what happened, what should have happened, conclusions that were drawn, and conclusions that should have been drawn. The fable offers the opportunity for leaders and managers to identify and address similar issues in their real life organizations.