Diversity In The Workplace

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Diversity In The Workplace

• Cheryl M. Richardson
• Manager Imaging Services

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What is Diversity
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Definition of Diversity

• The differences that make each of us unique.
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Workplace 20-30 years ago

• Average worker
• Was white, male, about 29, less than 12 years of
  education
• Was married to a women who became a homemaker
• Working women were teachers, nurses, worked
  part-time
• Certain jobs were open to ethnic minorities
• Older workers were considered smarter because
  they were more experience
• People with disabilities were not found in the
  workplace
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Todays Workplace

• One out of every two jobs applicants is a women
• Almost half of women employees head their own
  household
• Hispanics representing the largest minority group
• Older workforce, More Educated workforce
• Religious diversity
• Employees with disabilities at a greater number
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Todays Marketplace

• Consumer buying power among minorities growing
  faster that the overall U.S. buying power
• Brand loyalty by ethnic groups
• African American spending doubling
• Increase in Internet use among all ethnic groups
• Families with children spending 45 of their food
  money in restaurants
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Organization Focus

• Employees
• Suppliers
• Community
• Customers

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Impact on You and Your Organization

• Ask Yourself
• How does appreciating diversity affect your
  organization?
• How does appreciating diversity affect you?

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Attitudes and Behaviors

• Respond to others based on an attitude
• Age
• Race
• Gender
• Ethnicity
• Physical Abilities

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How do you respond

• Appreciation
• Acceptance

• Tolerance
• Avoidance
• Repulsive

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Life Lessons

• Experiences in our lives that teach of about our
  place in a group, community, organization or in
  society.
• These lessons can be positive or negative.
• Positive life lessons make us feel appreciated or
  accepted.
• Negative lessons are experiences that teach us we
  are just tolerated.
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Personal Reflections

• Personal awareness about my attitude towards
  differences
• Learned behaviors can be unlearned

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Feeling We Matter

• We can make a positive impact by creating
  environments that foster feelings in others that
  say they are appreciated and accepted, and
  discouraging the development of environments that
  foster feeling of being merely tolerated.
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Great Workplaces

• Environments that are positive, are more
  productive and more enjoyable, for the employer
  and employee.
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Thank you

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