The wealth of data provided by the author, who has personal experience in consulting, industry, and academia, is compelling. The book reads like a textbook, with its many sections, images, diagrams, and bulleted lists, but its target audience seems to be broad, with plenty of focus on business and society at large -- the subtitle of the book even includes the phrase "higher profits," which I wonder whether that is an attempt to make the book more attractive to the type of people who otherwise would avoid DEI subject matter. In fact, there is quite a business, as opposed to humanitarian, focus here, as Gaudiano asserts that “DEI leaders, too, have generally done a poor job of promoting DEI, focusing too much on issues of discrimination and fairness, and not enough on the practical implications of DEI for organizations—not just for members of underrepresented groups." I don't entirely agree with this, as discrimination IS the underlying problem which causes the "implications" referenced, and it makes sense to focus on the majority of humans who do belong to "underrepresented groups." After all, discrimination is the reason for the underrepresentation. Despite this "not like other girls" vibe of the beginning chapters, the book does also provide due credit to Kendi, Oluo, and other known anti-racist scholars who take more sociological and ethics-based perspectives. I read this ARC copy in ebook form, and as an instructor of courses on race, racism, and inequities in our society, I would like to get my hands on a print copy when it's available, to make use of color versions of the data visualizations in the book -- tables and figures which provide quantitative support for what is sometimes accused of being a "feelings"-based (or invalid) field of study (as if humanity isn't also valuable, but I already alluded to that earlier). However, the book also contains a lot of hyperlinks to online resources, which are most effective in ebook form, so either format will have its strengths and weaknesses. Either way, from an academic perspective, Measuring Inclusion could be a valuable addition to any course on business, leadership, organizational psychology, and beyond.

I like this book. I'm really happy NetGalley and Paolo Gaudiano allowed me the opportunity to read it.

This book explores why inclusivity is important in a humanitarian way but a profitable way. I work in a corporate world and often it is difficult to get that "buy in" when people are busy, it's not "their" issue, etc. This book outlines the how and why step by step.

This book shows you how to hold people accountable. I'm a fan. I plan to utilize this book during my BRGs.

A really sensible little book giving a fresh take on diversity and looking at growing inclusion. I think it is a good book for any manager to read and the content is really accessible.

In Measuring Inclusion, Gaudiano gives a great argument for measuring inclusion.
He supports his discussion of the DEI and the measuring of inclusion with data, and examples.
I am not in the exact target group for this book (a ‘who this book is for’ part specifies them), though in my professional roles, everyone can benefit from learning about measuring inclusion.
I am glad I picked this book up. I would have been okay with it if it were mostly about quantitative measuring, though this is an organisation culture book at the same time. The highlight for me was the chapter about when we get it wrong. I liked how Gaudino debunks the misconceptions (some of which are simply excuses not to practice inclusion).

I was not a great fan of the presentation/layout/design, but this might be because it is a digital copy. The structure and the content were great though.