The Pomegranate Principle : Best Practices in Diversity Recruiting

In The Pomegranate Principle: Best Practices in Diversity Recruiting, veteran executive recruiter and leadership coach Rory Verrett delivers an innovative, yet practical framework for how to recruit and retain diverse talent to your organization.

In the book, you’ll learn how inclusive talent management techniques can strengthen an enterprise-wide diversity, equity, and inclusion strategy, and help your organization thrive in a dynamic and disruptive marketplace. The author provides a much-needed handbook for hiring managers at companies, start-ups, professional services firms, nonprofits, and universities, as well as a comprehensive roadmap for other professionals seeking to make their organizations more inclusive.

Organized into three sections, The Pomegranate Principle begins by setting out a diversity recruiting framework which reflects some of the structural economic challenges facing modern companies and organizations. In Part II, the author explains some of the traditional talent management strategies and processes that organizations should cease because―while inevitably well-intentioned― they are simply ineffective in successfully recruiting and retaining diverse talent. Finally, the book offers innovative strategies and proven techniques any hiring manager or executive leader can implement immediately to recruit and retain diverse talent.

An essential and hands-on blueprint for recruiting the best, most diverse group of professionals available to your company or organization, The Pomegranate Principle is an indispensable resource for CEOs, Chief Human Resources Officers, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officers, hiring managers, talent acquisition professionals, and other leaders who seek to recruit and retain the best and brightest talent in the market.

Praise for THE POMEGRANATE PRINCIPLE

“For almost 20 years, I have had the pleasure, privilege, and joy to know and work with Rory. Two of the best hires of my career thus far were sourced and recruited by Rory. He does the work to understand the needs of his clients―subtext and context―and makes matches to meet the need objectively and subjectively. Brilliantly conceived and flawlessly executed, The Pomegranate Principle actually delivers.”
―JACQUELINE M. WELCH, Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, The New York Times Company

“The Pomegranate Principle is a deliciously straightforward exposition on the super-fruit benefits of sustained organizational diversity and inclusion recruiting and talent development. By providing readers with concrete frameworks for improving organizational outcomes, Rory reveals the strategies necessary to recruit and retain diverse talent today and for years to come.”
―DR. LISA COLEMAN, Senior Vice President, Global Inclusion and Strategic Innovation, New York University

“I’ve been approached by many executive recruiters. None of them have helped transform my career, and ultimately, my life, the way Rory has. I know I’m in a long line of executives who’ve been impacted by his wise career counsel. What you are reading in The Pomegranate Principle is what he’s imparted to me as I’ve sought to recruit and retain exceptional diverse talent on my team and the companies in which I’ve led.”
―VICTOR R. SCOTT, II, Fortune 15 Chief Communications Officer

“In the realm of diverse talent strategies, Rory is a true luminary whom I’ve had the honor of collaborating on a transformative placement. His concrete frameworks provide invaluable guidance for enhancing organizational outcomes and nurturing a culture of diversity and inclusion that will endure for years to come. The principles outlined in this book are not mere theories; they are powerful modern strategies that yield tangible results. Rory’s unique ability to connect the dots and execute flawlessly is evident in every page. If you are seeking to transform your recruitment and talent development strategies, The Pomegranate Principle is an indispensable resource.”
―JOSE MARTÍN, Chief People Officer, San Francisco Giants