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Leveraging Diversity Through Inclusiveness. H.C. Davis. H. C. Davis. W O O D B A D G E C O U R S E S7-602-11-1. Objectives. What is Diversity? Importance of Inclusion to Achieve Diversity Simple Behaviors to make Diversity Work. W O O D B A D G E C O U R S E S7-602-11-1.
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Leveraging DiversityThrough Inclusiveness H.C. Davis H. C. Davis W O O D B A D G E C O U R S E S7-602-11-1
Objectives What is Diversity? Importance of Inclusion to Achieve Diversity Simple Behaviors to make Diversity Work W O O D B A D G E C O U R S E S7-602-11-1
“The Usual Suspects” W O O D B A D G E C O U R S E S7-602-11-1
So – What is Diversity? Any dimension that can be used to differentiate people W O O D B A D G E C O U R S E S7-602-11-1
Diversity Types Human Cultural Organizational • Language • Lifestyle • Heritage • Belief • Systems • Religious • Beliefs • Economic • Teamwork • Roles • Relationships • Leadership • Empowerment • Education • Affiliations • Gender • Race • Age • Physical • Appearance • Health • Generation • Disability W O O D B A D G E C O U R S E S7-602-11-1
Me W O O D B A D G E C O U R S E S7-602-11-1
“Out of Many, One” W O O D B A D G E C O U R S E S7-602-11-1
How can we make BSA a better organization? W O O D B A D G E C O U R S E S7-602-11-1
Barriers to Leveraging Diversity • We resist change • Comfort in sameness • Peer pressure W O O D B A D G E C O U R S E S7-602-11-1
How do we respond? A Scout is Friendly, Courteous and Kind W O O D B A D G E C O U R S E S7-602-11-1
Diversity – Working as a Team W O O D B A D G E C O U R S E S7-602-11-1
Optimizing Inclusiveness. . . What does success look like for your Wood Badge Patrol? Do you sense how other team members are doing? Are you teaching each other skills so all can participate? Do you support each other? Even in conflict? Do you listen to each other? Does the team work to ensure Everyone is performing? W O O D B A D G E C O U R S E S7-602-11-1
Leverage the Power of Diversity through Inclusiveness! W O O D B A D G E C O U R S E S7-602-11-1
Review – Why is Inclusiveness so Important? Makes us better leaders Recognize the advantages of diversity Know how to pull diverse groups together W O O D B A D G E C O U R S E S7-602-11-1
Summary – How do we use Diversity? Recruitment Seek it out in groups Admit our mistakes Learn from them Ask for help from diverse members Take advantage of diverse abilities W O O D B A D G E C O U R S E S7-602-11-1
Three Points: • What is diversity? • Anything that differentiates groups of people • Most important way to leverage diversity? • Inclusiveness • Very simple inclusive behavior can make diversity work! W O O D B A D G E C O U R S E S7-602-11-1