Browne, John, 1948-
New York : Harper Business, c2014.
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Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-234) and index.
- Exposing the culture of homophobia that still runs rampant in corporations around the world, the former CEO of BP draws on his own experiences to reveal why self-disclosure is best for employees despite the risk.
- 1. Hide-and-seek. Growing up — Career — Coming down — Starting again — Reflection — 2. Beauty and bigotry. Beauty — Blame — Bigotry — Television — Worlds apart — 3. Deeply hidden. The costs of hiding — Professional hiding — 4. Phantoms and fears. At the tops of corporations — Hidden biases — Explicit biases — Less and less fear — 5. Coming out is good business. Hidden costs — Hidden stigmas — Markets — 6. The benefits of coming out. ‘Isn’t that unfortunate?’ — ‘We all struggle differently’ — Poster child for diversity — Transgender taboo — Not everyone is heterosexual — Even in Japan — Stereotypes — 7. Opinion formers and icons. Politics — Sport — Law — Icons — 8. Shattering the glass. Active leadership — LGBT resource groups — Straight allies — Goals and measurement — Individual responsibility — Role models and their stories — Working in conservative countries — The future — 9. Beyond the closet. Liberation.
Subjects:
- Homosexuality in the workplace.
- Browne, John, 1948-
- British Petroleum Company.
- Gay executives — Great Britain — Biography.
- Biography. fast (OCoLC)fst01423686
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