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It's OK to be uncertain about what to do. You want to make a difference, but at some companies, the emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion has been heavy-handed. It feels like “marching orders” instead of being part of positive change. Perhaps you feel skeptical or mistrustful about diversity efforts, like you're standing on shifting ground, because at any moment, you could say the wrong thing and someone will yell, “Gotcha!”. If you're White, you may feel like anything you do may be “wrong,” misinterpreted, or misunderstood and backfire or blow up in your face. You may be nervous and conflicted because you genuinely and sincerely want to help and make a difference, but you don't know the way forward. And you're uncomfortable.

Whether you're White, Black, Indigenous, or a person of color, male or female, non-binary or trans, gay or straight, old or young, left-leaning or right-leaning, a leader or business owner or employee, this book can be helpful to you. You will learn what to do—and what not to do—to have constructive conversations about race, not from an activism standpoint, but from a business standpoint. In Chapter 10, you'll learn the STARTING Method, an eight-step framework that will show you, step-by-step, how to become a more diverse and inclusive company, department, or team.

But to begin our journey, let's start with who you, the reader, are and what this book is—and isn't.