GaYme Changer: How the LGBT+ Community and Their Allies are Changing the Global Economy

  • 7h 4m
  • Jens Schadendorf
  • LID Publishing Ltd
  • 2021

The LGBT+ community: for a long time marginalized, stigmatized, and criminalized – today the ultimate champions of creativity, diversity, and innovation in a highly competitive world. In addition, corporate social responsibility and ethical demands for inclusivity have now become economic directives every organization would like to attain. Gay, lesbian, transgender, bisexual, and queer individuals are symbols of diversity and economic power – true GaYme Changers developing the global economy faster and for the better. Supported by up-to-date research and illustrated by fascinating stories, Jens Schadendorf has traced the LGBT+ community and an increasing number of their allies from across the globe to discover the start of a revolution. It becomes clear, even in times of hostility, resistance, and crisis, it is economically and ethically beneficial for companies and societies everywhere in the world, to let LGBT+ members – individually and as part of organizations – develop into dynamic forces rooted in new forms of cooperation for ga(y)me changing results. Schadendorf shows investment in LGBT+ inclusion delivers a return. It is good for business and society and the right thing to do.

About the Author

Jens Schadendorf is an economist, advising companies, scientists, and managers on books, communications and change projects globally. As an author and speaker, he focuses on diversity, corporate social responsibility, and leadership. He is also an independent LGBT+ diversity researcher at the Chair of Business Ethics at the Technical University of Munich, where he is based.

In this Book

  • Offensive Words and an Outcry
  • Starting to Learn: The Realities of Family and Home Life
  • GLAAD's Script for Acceptance and David Mixner's Surprise
  • Almost a Miracle: A Radical Transformation
  • Turning Away from Milton Friedman: The Business of Business is – What?
  • A CEO's Demand: "Contribute to Society or Risk Losing Our Support"
  • Playing "Let's Pretend" with Pinkwashing
  • The Thomson Reuters Foundation and a New LGBT+ Media Platform
  • To Germany with Start-Up Aid from Milan – and Also to France
  • "Take a Traveler Who Chooses the Wrong Path"
  • The Global Leaders' High Mass – with Breakfast at Microsoft
  • The Courage of a Business Journalist and the Second Life of a CEO
  • An Executive's Journey from the Man to the Woman She Has Always Been
  • A Gift from God, a Portuguese in London, and the Rise of Role Model Lists
  • French Progress – Slow at First, But Now New Rankings and Other Initiatives are Building Momentum
  • A Middle Manager and Father Coming Out Late and Leading with Trust
  • Some Days in Lisbon and a New Global Alliance
  • Growing Support from the UN and a Long-Prepared Partnership at the World Economic Forum
  • Out Leaders on the Street and a Business Story of Growth
  • Crossing the Lines – from France to the US, from Distressing Shame to Fervid Engagement, and from Public Service to Private Sector
  • Vienna and Eastern Europe Calling, and Some New Business Chambers
  • Mature Economies' Different Stages: Japan, Australia, the Netherlands, and Spain
  • Out Around the World: Latin America, South Africa, India, and Much More
  • Maintained Obstacles, Ideal Environments, and Overcoming Bias
  • Millennials and Generation Z: The Rise of More Diverse and Nonbinary Identities
  • "Welcome Aboard, Mx.," with Support from Little Trevor, a Superstar's Journey, and Some Interface Challenges
  • More Responses to an Ongoing Development
  • Out, Equal, and the Business of Belonging
  • An Inflection Point in the US, Language Issues, and Stonewall's Work
  • A Berlin Tribute to a Scottish Grandmother, Contests for Leaders Around the World, and New Female Power
  • Europe's Largest Software Company Engages Globally, a German Technology Icon Changes Fast, and an Investment House Catches Up
  • Reaching Out to MBA Students in the US, a Business Conference Managed by a University Club in London, and an Entrepreneurial Mexican Canadian
  • Lawyers' Worlds, an Invitation to Moscow, and a Young Russian Working for Change
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