OL140 Study Guide - Final Guide: Melting Pot, Competitive Advantage, Character Education
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Dimensions of diversity: primary dimensions, age, gender, race, mental and physical abilities, ethnicity, sexual orientation. Secondary dimensions: geographic location, military and work experience, family status. Income: religion, education, first language, organizational role and level, communication and work. A brief history of diversity: 1960s-70s, righting the wrongs of the past (e. g, african americans, women, melting pot, assimilation, 80s to 90s, acceptance and celebration, dimensions besides race and gender, competitive advantage, salad, pluralism, 2000 to now. Leaders often recognize the value of diversity, but struggle with creating supportive and inclusive environments. Inclusion: the process of incorporating different individuals into a group or organization; feelings of belongingness. Inclusion embraces differences by creating a safe space for all. Leadership: promoting inclusion at all levels: organizational: policies and practices, group: establish enabling norms. Interpersonal: letting people know our willingness to be included and to include others. Individual: (cid:862)the deg(cid:396)ee to (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h i(cid:374)di(cid:448)iduals feel safe, t(cid:396)usted, a(cid:272)(cid:272)epted (cid:863)
