This excellent, thoughtful book from John Browne mixes parts of his personal history with stirring, well-crafted passages detailing the author's current passion project as founder of The Glass Closet. That organization seeks to convince business leaders that "any policy that fosters an inclusive environment makes good business sense." As Browne says:"Paul Reed, my former colleague at BP and now a senior executive there, puts it best: `I don't want people saving a quarter of their brain to hide who they are. I want them to apply their whole brain to their job.' Inclusion creates a level playing field, which allows the best talent to rise to the top. Respecting diversity of sexual orientation and gender identity should therefore be recognised as a matter of strategic importance to every company competing in the global market for talent."Browne further relates what Peter Sands, CEO of Standard Chartered Bank, said to him:"[Sands] explains that being trapped in the closet is `miserable for individuals and bad for business. In a world where business success is all about unleashing people's creative energy and imagination, it makes no sense to cripple so much talent.' The evidence points in one direction: people are more satisfied and more productive when they can bring their whole selves to work."That's really what this book is about: issuing a call for inclusiveness that allows talent to flourish and personal productivity to be realized, regardless of sexual identity. Browne's thesis is that achieving these goals is going to take a combination of "clear and consistent tone from the top...accompanied by stories that make the issue real."Browne's asks that "[e]mployees who have come out...talk about their experiences, because there is nothing more effective than real-life examples at dispelling fears." The author's call is tinged with regret that he did not have the opportunity to be one of those examples on his own terms. Instead, he was famously and publicly outed.In this book, he recounts his life over that tumultuous period. The pain is still clearly raw. While he lays his soul bare, those you looking for real dirt from Browne will need to look elsewhere. The Glass Closet is not that book. Consider "The Glass Closet" making up for lost time: this John Browne confidently looks forward, not backwards. His book is a spirited, well-reasoned call for "leaders who have a deep understanding of authenticity, and for the emotional and human investment that is required for LGBT employees to feel comfortable coming out at work."