Drawing on powerful stories from intersectional voices, this book delivers practical frameworks for business leaders, executives, and changemakers to navigate backlash, dismantle outdated paradigms, and embed diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) into the strategic heart of their organisations.

It features contributions from respected Australian leaders and advocates including Marie Coleman AO, Tracey Spicer AM, Dean Barton-Smith AM, Catherine Fox AM, Marina Go AM, and Paul Klein whose expertise and lived experience brings depth to the worldwide DEI mission. Through its focus on intersectionality and First Nations perspectives, including a co-authored, self-determined chapter from Professor Nareen Young, Professor Jane O’Leary, and Josh Gilbert from the Centre for Indigenous People and Work, this book stands firmly apart from its competition. Designed for an audience of progressive leaders seeking to drive change, Rise Up: A Guide to Leading with Inclusion provides tools, case studies, and the RISE model to help leaders:

Resist silence and regression.

Invest in strategy, culture, and communication.

Strengthen DEI with metrics and accountability.

Elicit a call to action that galvanises teams and communities.

Grounded in legal expertise and lived experience, this book transforms DEI from a compliance checkbox to a source of inspiration and sustainable advantage.