Empowerment for All: A Four-Step Framework for Creating Change in Teams and Communities - Hardcover

by Annie Jean-Baptiste (Author)

An exciting new discussion of empowerment strategies that work in the real world

In Empowerment for All, veteran tech executive and Director of Products for All at Google, Annie Jean-Baptiste, delivers a groundbreaking new approach to innovation and change management for all business professionals, not just executives and human resources practitioners. Jean-Baptiste explains how people of any experience level can use their individual voices and experiences to help everyone in their organization actively and fully participate.

The book offers hands-on strategies for creating a workplace where everyone feels seen, validated, and uplifted. Its unique approach democratizes the empowerment process and proves that meaningful change starts with each person.

You'll also find:

• Actionable insights and techniques that draw on the author's extensive expertise in tech, fashion, and design
• Strategies for creating products and services that cater to untapped markets
• Illustrations of how embracing individuality and lived experiences can foster empathy and human-centered design

Perfect for executives, managers, entrepreneurs, founders, and other business leaders, Empowerment for All is also a must-read for anyone interested in creating more inclusive teams, companies, and communities for everyone to be able to reach their full potential.

Front Jacket

While the world doesn't always cooperate, it is a fact about the world that every one of the 7.8 billion (give or take) people in the world today deserves a voice and a chance to realize their dreams. We all deserve agency and the ability to influence our destinies.

Empowerment for All, by the founder and director of Universal Product Development at Google, Annie Jean-Baptiste, is a ground-breaking new approach to innovation and change management for business professionals. This book goes beyond advice for executives and human resources practitioners, discussing how people at any level of experience or management can use their individual voices and experiences to help people in their organization actively and fully participate.

Jean-Baptiste offers hands-on strategies for creating workplaces where everyone feels seen, validated, and uplifted. She shows you how to democratize the empowerment process and start a process of meaningful change that includes everyone. You'll find actionable insights and techniques that draw on the author's extensive expertise in tech, fashion, and design. You'll also discover strategies for creating products and services that meet the needs of untapped markets and overlooked consumers.

Empowerment for All demonstrates how to embrace your individuality--and recognize the uniqueness of others--to uncover the lived experiences that nurture empathy and supercharge human-centered design. The book provides a four-part framework for solving even the toughest of problems: identifying the issue and imagining possibilities, researching, creating and testing solutions, and sharing your findings with the world and noting the differences you've made.

Perfect for executives, managers, founders, entrepreneurs, and other business leaders as well as individuals looking to make a difference, Empowerment for All is an essential roadmap to building inclusive teams, companies, and communities where everyone is given an opportunity to reach their full potential.

Back Jacket

PRAISE FOR EMPOWERMENT FOR ALL

"How can you cross the chasm between your intention to empower the people you work with and the harsh reality that some people are excluded from the team? Annie Jean-Baptiste offers you a framework that will help you identify issues you were not aware of, and shares stories that will help you feel less alone. She offers practical, tactical tips to help you go beyond good intentions to create real change."
--KIM SCOTT, New York Times bestselling author of Radical Candor

"Annie Jean-Baptiste's Empowerment for All left me awestruck and changed my world. The 'why' changed me. More joyful. More human. More Annie."
--TROY NANKIN, CEO, Wish Labs

"Empowerment for All makes a radical case--that beyond the social imperative, businesses, products, and people would all fare better if we built a world where everyone can belong. It compellingly demonstrates that building for belonging both expands the 'total addressable market' as well as the value that each person can create once they are fully empowered to participate--leaving us hopeful for the future."
--KOFI AMOO-GOTTFRIED, CMO, DoorDash

"A disruptor for good, Annie Jean-Baptiste's Empowerment for All is a powerful and practical guide to building a world where everyone can thrive. It goes beyond good intentions, offering a clear framework for creating a culture of belonging and innovation. This book is timely and an essential read for anyone who wants to build a culture of respect and unlock the full potential of their team whether at work, at home or in society."
--KIM E. PAIGE, C-Suite executive and board director

Author Biography

ANNIE JEAN-BAPTISTE is a business disrupting tech executive and the author of Building for Everyone. She is the founder and director of Universal Product Development at Google and the founder of Camp L'Ouverture, an equestrian camp for underserved children. She lives in Boston with her husband, 2 kids, 7 chickens, dog, and horse. Follow her at @its_me_ajb on social media to learn more.