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Diversity PanelGregory HillSandeep GargRuth Wu

July 21, 2015 Portland, Oregon

Gregory HillADOT Chief Auditor

Today’s Agenda How ADOT assesses and fosters diversity in its

workforce ADOT Audit & Analysis’ Diverse Workforce Managing the diverse work force

ADOT: Actively Monitors & Fosters Diversity Hiring goals consider most recent U.S. Census of

available workforce within specific job classifications• Incorporate in Affirmative Action Plan

Annual assessment of workforce diversity• Measured against affirmative action • Reported annually: workforce analysis to assess diversity

Establish and foster training and apprenticeship programs

Encourage and foster diversity in contracted workforce Work with community groups to recruit for diversity

Audit & Analysis Diverse Workforce

Multiple nationalities and ethnicities represented in ADOT Audit, Past & Present• Russian, Dominican Republic, Mexican-American, African-

American, Chinese, Nigerian, Native- American, Indian, Filipino

• A gift of different view points • About 51% women, and about 32% under represented ethnic

groups • Audit has 10 Leadership positions of which four (40%) are

filled by women

Managing the Diverse Workforce

Consistency and Fairness • Establish work expectations up front and BE

CONSISTENT in applying them! • Take allegations seriously • Study your organization’s anti discrimination and

harassment polices and administer them fairly• It is the RIGHT thing to do!• Result: you have a more effective and professional

workforce and you comply with the law.

Sandeep GargNDOT Chief Auditor

Management Styles Between the USA and India and Some Differences

What Kind of Challenges Do I

Face When Managing

Employees With Different Cultures

What does diversity mean to

me?

ODOT Senior Auditor Ruth Wu

“You will be the same person in five years as you are today except for the people you meet and the books you read.”

– Charlie Tremendous Jones

My life in locations

BeijingVancouver

Salem Athens

Toronto

Tianjin

• The condition of having or being composed of differing elements

• An instance of being composed of

differing elements or qualities

Definition of diversity (Merriam Webster)

Use your slide for impact.

Use a handout for details, complex info.

My elements of diversity

Discover Capacity Diversity+ =

Oregon Department of Transportation

“Seeking diversity automatically leads us to excellence, just as focusing on excellence inevitably leads us to diversity.”

William C. Steere Jr.Former CEO of Pfizer

Thank you