This summary provides an overview of key information from the document about reducing rankism in the workplace: 1) Rankism refers to how people are divided into "somebodies" and "nobodies" based on their position in a workplace hierarchy. This can lead to mistreatment of those in lower ranks. 2) Left unchallenged, rankism builds resentment among lower-ranked employees and hurts job satisfaction, performance, loyalty and commitment. It also limits communication across ranks. 3) To reduce rankism, a diversity leader would recognize the contributions of all employees, include lower-level employees in organizational events, avoid unnecessary distinctions between groups, provide opportunities for lower ranks to offer suggestions, and include multiple