leveraging diversity through inclusiveness
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Leveraging Diversity Through Inclusiveness. Presenter 1 Presenter 2. Have you ever wanted to be on a team or work on a project but were not asked to join or help?. Think for a minute about. The people in your unit at home The people you work with. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Leveraging Diversity
Through
Inclusiveness
Presenter 1
Presenter 2
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Have you ever wanted to be on a team or
work on a project but were not asked to join
or help?
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Think for a minute about . . .
• The people in your unit at home
• The people you work with
Are there people you count on all the time? …same familiar people — Your
“first-string players” …
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Why?
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First-String Players
• Do they have the same work ethic as you do?
• Are you alike in many ways?
• Do you know them better than others?
What about the other players?
How are they different?
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Leveraging Diversity Through Inclusiveness
• Understand the basic definition of diversity
• Recognize the importance of inclusiveness to achieve diversity
• Understand simple inclusive behaviors
Objectives:
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Any dimension that can be used to differentiate groups and people from one another.
What is Diversity?
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Human Diversity
Our “raw material”
• Gender
• Race
• Age
• Physical appearance
• Health
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Human DiversityThe accumulation of our life experiences
• Education• Marital Status• Parental Status• Occupation• Geographic Location
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Cultural DiversityArises from differences in
• Language
• Lifestyle
• Heritage
• Belief systems
• Religious beliefs
• Traditions
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Organizational DiversityCharacterized by differences in Values, Vision, Mission
• Teamwork• Roles• Relationships• Leadership• Empowerment• Education• Affiliations
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Leveraging Diversity
• Uniqueness of each of us• Full utilization of all people involved
• Stronger together than separated
• Opens new ways of thinking
• Inspiration, fresh ideas and solutions
• E pluribus Unum
How does it make us stronger?
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Leveraging Diversity
• Recruit a diverse membership
• Challenge unacceptable behavior
• Encourage all members to contribute
• Be a visible role model
How can we use it?
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Leveraging Diversity
• Comfort in sameness, learning in difference
• Resist change, even when positive
• Lack of understanding drives difficulties
• We will make mistakes - learn and improve
What are the barriers?
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Leveraging Diversity
As leaders and role models help our youth• Seek out the best
• Appreciate everyone
• Abide by the Scout Law
• Serve as an example
How do we respond?
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Achieving Diversity
Accepting Diversity Drives Inclusiveness
• Successful patrols function as a team
• Successful patrols put differences to work
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What Happens…
• Achieve success
• Experience richer for ALL
…when a patrol makes diversity work?
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What Happens…
• Experience negative treatment
• Emotions build and become a barrier
…if diversity isn’t made to work as a strength?
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What can I do?
When you lead…
• Offer challenging opportunities• Demonstrate leadership behavior• Show you care• Recognize achievements• Learn something
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Food for Thought• What is success for your patrol?• Do you sense how team members are doing?• Are you teaching one another skills?• Is there a supportive environment?• Is the team ensuring everyone is performing?• Does the group celebrate?• Does everyone feel like they are contributing?
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Powerful concepts, simple behaviors
• Leverage the power of our diversity
• Make these concepts work!