"If you want to understand how to make your organisation more diverse and inclusive, but don't know where to start, read this book." Matthew Green, author and former Financial Times correspondent

DALLAS - June 8, 2021 - PRLog -- "Hephzi Pemberton's key message is that organisations which embrace diversity will ultimately do better… I wholeheartedly agree with her… we need to learn lessons from it and fight for greater diversity and inclusion in all parts of our society." Nicola Horlick, CEO, Money & Co

Published in hardback, paperback original, and e-book June 7 2021, priced £20

The time has arrived for inclusion. During the past year, the world has been rocked by the murder of George Floyd and the emergence of the Black Lives Matter movement, and had its eyes opened to the deep institutional inequalities highlighted by Covid-19. If we have learned anything, it is that new leaders are needed more than ever before.

Hephzi Pemberton's Diversity Playbook is an empowering and uplifting guide that uses proven expertise, factual examples and practical tools to help you transform your business and leadership approach. Building on relevant case studies and the latest research, Hephzi demonstrates the many tangible benefits for those who embrace and embed inclusion and diversity into their businesses: they will innovate and adapt more rapidly, their workplace cultures will attract the latest talent and they will reach a wider set of customers and clients who feel valued and understood.

Navigating the world of diversity and inclusion is not without its difficulties. For many it only comes as a reactive response to institutional mistakes and can often be driven by fear and anxiety. The Diversity Playbook provides you with the value sets required to change your thinking and shows that communication and data are the keys to connecting with your audience.

Using engaging illustrations and graphs, this easy to read, interactive playbook, shows you how to optimise your business practices for inclusion and diversity while ensuring productivity, performance and profit. Hephzi shows exactly how to activate accountability; make inclusive policies visible; turbo charge your taskforce; incorporate valuable incentives and rewards; and achieve balance and celebrate successes. Each chapter incorporates proven training methods and practical exercises and ends with a clearly presented call to action which can be applied to make a conscious contribution in the workplace and the wider world.

Hephzi Pemberton founded Equality Group in 2018 as an inclusion and diversity specialist business focused on helping financial and technology companies to create more inclusive cultures.

For further information, to commission a piece or arrange an interview with Hephzi Pemberton, please contact Colin Midson on 07577 497266 or email on colinmidson@bookshaped.com

About the Author

Hephzi Pemberton is a UK business founder and advisor, who believes in the power of good business to transform society. After completing an undergraduate degree at Oxford University, Hephzi began her career in Investment Banking at Lehman Brothers. In 2009, she co-founded Kea Consultants, a financial headhunting firm that specialises in investment and high-growth organisations, which she quickly grew into a profitable and sustainable business.

In 2018, Hephzi founded Equality Group, an Inclusion and Diversity specialist business focused on the Finance and Technology industry. Equality Group helps companies to diversify their teams, using their executive search service, and creates a more inclusive cultures with their consulting and education services. Equality Group has partnered with many leaders in sustainable investing, such as Generation Investment Management, and Private Equity and Venture Capital firms who are committed to being leaders in inclusion and diversity.

Hephzi has been angel investing since 2010 and has invested in technology start-ups across AI, Logistics, Health and Beauty, E-Commerce and Education. She has also advised a number of businesses on their hiring practices, board composition, compensation structure, strategic and fundraising plans.

Alongside her commercial experience, Hephzi has founded a social enterprise called Kiteka, empowering female micro entrepreneurs in Uganda to access digital opportunities through mobile technology. Hephzi has sat on the board of trustees for three other charities focused on youth employment, homelessness and community development.

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