Without Excuses: Unleash the Power of Diversity to Build Your Business

By Joe Watson

"Without Excuses" argues convincingly that recruiting and nurturing a diverse workforce isn't just morally or legally correct, it's essential to any successful enterprise. Using examples gleaned from a decade of real-world work in companies and government, Joe Watson offers vital practical advice on how to find abundant sources of diverse talent, how to treat them in the recruitment process and on the job, and most of all how to learn from them to benefit any business or organization. This book is essential for any executive, recruiter, entrepreneur, or job-seeker looking for the crucial edge in hiring and developing talent and business ideas. Joe Watson's infectious charisma permeates every page, bringing drama and urgency to sound management advice.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312361602
• ISBN13: 9780312361600
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.9" x 5.7"

Customer Reviews

It's about time!

America has waited too long for Without Excuses. Joe Watson is the master of "keepin' it real," and his cutting-edge strategies are welcome additions to the "corporate American mindset." As a young, minority entrepreneur, I have no doubt that if a company follows the guidelines in this book, they will see some VERY positive results. Yes, it encourages people to take a long, hard look at recruiting/hiring/retention strategies, but from my perspective it also encourages diverse job candidates to go the extra mile to try to attract the attention of companies that will value me for who I am. I am a young black female, and I don't expect people to ignore that fact. But I am also a triple-degree bearing, magna cum laude, contentious, hard-working person. I want my work to speak for itself, but I also want to be employed where I feel valued and respected for being myself. There are many diverse job-seeking candidates out there who are just like me. Without Excuses should be in the personal libraries of every person who understands good business sense.

A wake up call!

Joe Watson has done an outstanding job drawing attention to the opportunities diversity presents in today's business environment. His refreshingly candid approach, combined with actual tools designed to improve your company's approach to diversity initiatives will make you rethink everything you thought you knew about this subject!

Excellent!!

Mr. Watson takes what was once an uncomfortable topic in the boardroom and provides a fresh perspective on the benefits of diversity in the workplace. If you think that cultivating a diverse workforce is not an important part of growing your business, you need to read this book. In addition to explaining why diversity is important, Mr. Watson actually provides innovative strategies to help you to find diverse talent and put it to work for your business. It also happens to be a great read!

No More Excuses

Joe Watson shines a spot light on diversity recruiting. "Without Excuses" is a practical guide providing step-by-step instruction on ways of isolating excuses in recruiting the best candidate. The book openly and comfortably discusses race and its implications in the workplace, and presents a logical approach to deriving solutions.

Powerful Messages

Mr. Watson has perfectly described and tackled the many excuses we all hear every day in corporate America about why they can't achieve their diversity goals. More importantly, he reveals his secrets to turning the tide and winning the race to diversify on every front. This is a practical how-to guide and my only complaint is that we could have used it sooner!