This book is robust with fresh, hands-on, practical actions that will give anyone serious about having impact for DEI efforts and investment ready-to-implement, productive strategies and tactics to effectively address evidence-based behaviors in workplace organizations that will have sustaining power.

In a time of judicial and corporate confusion over diversity, equity, and inclusion, Sandra Upton brings clear guidance based on decades of experience in the field. Following her lead, any well-intended organization can achieve worthy goals. Over the many years I've known Upton, she's always been a solid scholar, an unsurpassed consultant, and an author of prudence, charity, and grace. In Make It Last, she breathes new life into DEI-exactly the gift we need at exactly the time it's needed.

Many organizations are saying they are committed to DEI, but few have a real strategy. Not only does this book help organizations develop a roadmap for the work, but it also teaches them how to operationalize it.

Reading through the details of Make It Last: A Roadmap and Practical Strategies for How to Do DEI Work by Sandra Upton, I can't help but feel a surge of excitement. As someone deeply engaged in the DEI space, the author's dedication to equipping leaders with actionable strategies truly resonated with me. The blend of John Kotter's change management framework and Sandra Upton's twenty-five-plus years of DEI expertise seems like a recipe for success, promising to guide us toward creating lasting and impactful change. The inclusion of seasoned professionals adds a genuine touch, making this book a potential companion for anyone committed to driving real transformation in the realm of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Make It Last is a comprehensive and practical guide about how DEI initiatives can succeed and be sustainable. Dr. Sandra Upton has combined her extensive experience and best practices in the field to create a powerful and compelling roadmap for implementing DEI efforts. It should be a must read for CEOs and corporations alike committed to DEI but not satisfied with previous results.

Very few leaders bring academic validity, experience, and storytelling together in such a compelling way as Dr. Sandra Upton does. She is passionately committed to the hard and uncomfortable work required to see through the change that workplaces so desperately need. She shares her knowledge, learning, and experiences in an extremely succinct way through her book, along with some very practical ways organizations can truly propel their DEI work to make it meaningful, lasting, and impactful.