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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