Overview: So you get the Why? of diversity, equity and inclusion - you have even started to do the How? - but change isn’t sticking, and your business is a fair-weather supporter of the work. Bias Was a Genius is a handbook for building sustainable, commercially relevant DEI theory to incorporate into your own DEI strategy and, as practitioners, to make change through self-reflection.

Verdict: Divided into three sections, Bias Was a Genius represents the three key Greek Delphic tenets written by Bias of Priene: Know Thyself, Certainty Brings Trouble, and Nothing to Excess.

Section one, Know Thyself, explores the reasons, motivations and challenges to diversity, equity and inclusion, and tells part of the author’s own story.

Section two, Certainty Brings Trouble, explores the DEI theory and strategy alignment, encompassing elements from business-skill maturity and tokenism to how profit and ethics can align effectively.

Section three, Nothing to Excess, explores rebalancing those DEI programmes and strategy-delivery mechanisms that aren’t as impactful as they could be, and aims to make sustainable business practices the norm.

Written by an industry leader translating academic research and understanding into a conversational style guide, peppered with their own experiences and bits of humor, Bias Was a Genius is a call to action toward impactful change in the profession.

Being already knowledgeable of this subject matter to hand, Bias was a poet, philosopher and statesman widely renowned for his rhetorical skills and his strong sense of justice. He was one of the Seven Sages of Ancient Greece who flourished in Priene during the 6th century BC.

But I digress, as here in Bias Was a Genius: The Diversity Practitioners Handbook, author Tim Hardy-Lenik challenges us, veritably from the off, about all the Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) concepts we might already know, and sets out to aid us in resetting our approach to help us better enhance the world we are living in; and thusly will leave for the next generation.

Tim lovingly weaves his own personal stories with an expertly impassioned hand, this book his guidebook, a practical tool kit, if you were, on how to overcome the corporate barriers one faces, along with plot-pointing and highlighting some of the common pitfalls that can easily derail the DEI practitioner.

Ergo, these DEI strategies here in Bias Was a Genius: The Diversity Practitioners Handbook come complete with compelling insight and thought-provoking examples, allowing the reader to seek a deeper understanding of human behavior overall.

About the Author: Tim has over a decade of experience affecting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion change in different industries, including international non-governmental organizations, Higher Education, and Information Technology.

He is a global leader of inclusion, diversity and equity. In addition to his leadership roles, he is also Non-Executive Director at Equality Leaders, and offers his perspective through several committee and board roles. Tim lives in Surrey, UK.

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