The Diversity Bonus: How Great Teams Pay Off in the Knowledge Economy

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How businesses and other organizations can improve their performance by tapping the power of differences in how people think What if workforce diversity is more than simply the right thing to do What if it can also improve the bottom line It can. The Diversity Bonus shows how and why. Scott Page, a leading thinker, writer, and speaker whose id

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If you want your business or team to perform better, read this book. With compelling evidence, examples, and writing, Scott Page makes the business case for drawing out diverse perspectives, and shows you exactly how to do it. A clear road map for every team and leader.Laszlo Bock, former SVP of People Operations at Google and author of Work Rules!
Leaders often say that the greatest obstacle to diversifying their organizations is their commitment to `excellence and `meritocracy. Scott Pages important book blows that myth out of the water, powerfully demonstrating that diverse teams are better: more creative, productive, and profitable. After this, there is no excuse for making excuses.Naomi Oreskes, coauthor of Merchants of Doubt
A powerful way to appreciate the problem with homogeneity.Tim Harford, Financial Times

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Scott E. Page is the Leonid Hurwicz Collegiate Professor of Complex Systems, Political Science, and Economics at the University of Michigan. His books include The Difference: How the Power of Diversity Creates Better Groups, Firms, Schools, and Societies (Princeton).