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Moving Toward Diversity Effectiveness

Diversity Defined

Diversity Defined

Diversity is a collective mixture of items characterized by differences and similarities.

Diversity Defined

To be successful in today’s work environment, you need to become an effective diversity respondent.

Effective Diversity Respondent

Someone who demonstrates a blend of diversity maturity and core diversity skills.

Becoming an Effective Diversity Respondent

Effective Diversity Respondent

1. Acknowledge your role.

Effective Diversity Respondent

1. Acknowledge your role.

2. Examine your attitudes.

Effective Diversity Respondent

1. Acknowledge your role.

2. Examine your attitudes.

3. Monitor your behavior.

Effective Diversity Respondent

1. Acknowledge your role.

2. Examine your attitudes.

3. Monitor your behavior.

4. Review your priorities.

Effective Diversity Respondent

5. Get ready to learn.

Effective Diversity Respondent

5. Get ready to learn.

6. Design a plan.

Effective Diversity Respondent

5. Get ready to learn.

6. Design a plan.

7. Practice wherever you can.

Assessing Your Diversity Situation

Assessing Your Situation

1. Get clear on the problem.

Assessing Your Situation

1. Get clear on the problem.

2. Analyze the diversity mixture.

Assessing Your Situation

1. Get clear on the problem.

2. Analyze the diversity mixture.

3. Check for diversity tension.

Diversity Tension

Diversity tension refers to the conflict, stress and strain associated with interactions of the elements of a diversity mixture.

Diversity Tension

Not all tension is bad. Good tensions can produce new ideas, products and processes.

Assessing Your Situation

1. Get clear on the problem.

2. Analyze the diversity mixture.

3. Check for diversity tension.

4. Review action options.

The Diversity Paradigm

The Diversity Paradigm

The diversity paradigm defines action options and a system for selecting which ones you should use in certain circumstances.

Action Options

1. Practice inclusion/exclusion.

Action Options

1. Practice inclusion/exclusion.

2. Practice denial.

Action Options

1. Practice inclusion/exclusion.

2. Practice denial.

3. Practice assimilation.

Action Options

1. Practice inclusion/exclusion.

2. Practice denial.

3. Practice assimilation.

4. Practice suppression.

Action Options

1. Practice inclusion/exclusion.

2. Practice denial.

3. Practice assimilation.

4. Practice suppression.

5. Practice isolation.

Action Options

6. Practice toleration.

Action Options

6. Practice toleration.

7. Practice building relationships.

Action Options

6. Practice toleration.

7. Practice building relationships.

8. Practice fostering mutual adaptations.

Courses of Action

Courses of Action

1. Understand action options.

Understand Options

Only fostering mutual adaptation unequivocally endorses diversity.

Understand Options

All action options are legitimate and can be used positively or negatively.

Courses of Action

2. Select a course of action.

Select a Course of Action

• Determine your point of reference

Select a Course of Action

• Determine your point of reference

• Know your personal inclination and mind set

Select a Course of Action

• Recognize diversity in your organizational environment

Select a Course of Action

• Recognize diversity in your organizational environment

• Assess your diversity tension

Courses of Action

Several factors interact to influence your selection.

Courses of Action

Some factors are internal – your points of reference, inclination and mind sets.

Courses of Action

Some factors are external – the organizational environment and the nature and intensity of diversity tension.

Courses of Action

Regardless of your mind set, you’re going to face diversity and you will be affected by it.

Moving Toward Diversity Effectiveness