Joan Marques serves as Dean and Professor of Management at Woodbury University's School of Business in Burbank, California (USA). Her teaching focuses on leadership, ethics, and organizational behavior, and her research interests pertain to the same areas with specific focus on workplace spirituality and leadership awareness. She has been widely published in prestigious scholarly journals and has authored, co-authored, and co-edited more than 18 books on management and leadership topics. Joan is a co-founder and editor-in-chief of three scholarly journals: The Business Renaissance Quarterly, Journal of Global Business Issues, and Interbeing, Journal of Personal and Professional Mastery. She has presented a weekly radio program titled "De Andere Kant" (The Other Side) on Mart Radio, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, for the past 15 years, and has been a long-time columnist for De Ware Tijd (The True Times), one of the largest newspapers in Paramaribo, Suriname.

Satinder Dhiman is Professor of Management and Associate Dean, Chair, and Director of the MBA Program at Woodbury University's School of Business in Burbank, California (USA). He is the Founder and Director of Forever Fulfilled, a Los Angeles-based Wellbeing Consultancy, which focuses on workplace wellness and self-leadership. Satinder's work has been published in multiple national and international journals, and he has authored, co-authored, and co-edited many books on management and leadership. His current research on fulfilment is focused on transformative habits of mind for attaining lasting joy and fulfilment in both personal and professional life.

Examines diversity, equity and inclusion in organizations

Presents examples and resolutions to diversity-engendered issues from around the world

Addresses leadership, operations, and the educational environments

Chapter 1. Awakened Leadership as a Pillar for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.- Chapter 2. Diversity Approaches in Organizations: A Leadership Perspective.- Chapter 3. Compassion and Diversity: A Conceptual Analysis on the Role of Compassionate Leaders in Fostering Inclusion.- Chapter 4. Transformational Leadership and Change Management in Dynamic Contexts.- Chapter 5. Shifting Leadership in Black Communities: A Needed Change.- chapter 6. Responsible Leadership in a Post-Pandemic World.- Chapter 7. Development of an Inclusive Leadership Theory Rooted in Respect for Human Dignity.- Chapter 8. Brave Dialogues: An Essential Leadership Practice to Foster Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Organizations.- Chapter 9. Top-Down Workplace Diversity and Inclusion.- Chapter 10. The Ethics of Employee Diversity in Different Kinds of Businesses.- Chapter 11. Understanding Gender and Organizations: A Literature Review.- Chapter 12. Inclusive Leadership in Health Care Organizations: Promises and Prospects.- Chapter 13. To Guide and Support. Inclusive Leadership in Helping Professions based on Occupational Therapy.- Chapter 14. What makes Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Possible?.- Chapter 15. Leading Strategic Change in Organizations Today.- Chapter 16. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion as Fertile Foundation for Workplace Well-Being, Optimal Performance, and Planetary Health.- Chapter 17. Inclusive Leadership in Higher Education: An Approach to Encourage Management Innovation and a Climate for Creativity.- Chapter 18. Decentering Whiteness: A Leadership Strategy for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Higher Education.- Chapter 19. Co-Conspirators: The Journey of Two Educators to Engage JEDI Within Critical Leadership Education.- Chapter 20. Community Cultural Wealth: A Reflective Analysis.- Chapter. 21. The Changing Diversity and Inclusion Landscape of Canadian Universities: The Université de Montréal Case.- Chapter 22. Ethos of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Leadership Strategy for Sustainable Quality and Standard Education in Higher Ed Institutions in Kenya.- Chapter 23. The Intersectionality Frame: #SayHerName and Exposing the Overlapping Double Discrimination of Racism and Sexism.- Chapter 24. Freedom and Accountability: Leaders' Lived Experience of the Challenges Connected to Covid-19.- Chapter 25. Leading the UAE with intercultural competence for transformation, diversity and tolerance: Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahan in psychobiographical perspective.- Chapter 26. The board needs more courage to make the decision to hire a woman CEO: Women directors call for more inclusive hiring procedures.- Chapter 27. Establishing a Solid Foundation for Understanding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Pivoting from Confrontation to Discovery to Action.- Chapter 28. Taking Meaningful Action Against Racism in the Time of Climate Change.