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| Thinking "We are different, but we are the same" is known as |
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| diversimilarity. It respects differences between people while highlighting similarities |
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| Each person uses a learned or systematic way to hulp understand differences in people. You must understand how and why others are not like you. What is one such system to do this? |
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| The Judging to Valuing Ladder |
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| When you learn to appreciate and finally value what each individual brings to the organization, you are in the best frame of mind to leverage the _______ in your people. |
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| General Patton said "If everyone (in the organization) is thinking alike, then somebody __________." |
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| Leader must have a clear understanding of the organizational _______ and the extent to which individual members of the organization should be expected to adapt to it. |
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| __________ environments provide individuals in an organization challenging tasks, responsibility within their span of control, and support to grow and develop. |
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| Inclusive; Fostering inclusive environments helps units develop an appreciation for the diversity of perspective within their ranks and lays the groundwork for leveraging diversity for mission accomplishment. |
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| ________ is the key to successfully implementing diversity in an organization. |
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| Communication; this is best achieved through open, face-to-face and group discussions. |
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| Only through ______ can individuals understand how they are the same within the organizational culture and how they are different. |
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| Step one of the five-step transformation process is the ________ step. |
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| Discovery; Hold events that grow awareness of diversity as an important leadership and organizational strategic imperative. This step helps individually considerate leaders be alert to the individual needs of their followers. |
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| Step 2 in the five-step transformation process is _______. |
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| Assessment; Systematically review your organization’s culture, climate, and practices from the perspective of diverse stakeholders to include a barrier analysis. |
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| Which step of the five-step transformation process helps individually considerate leaders to recognize differences among people in their strengths, weaknesses, likes, and dislikes? |
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| This step helps individually considerate leaders be alert to the individual needs of their followers: |
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| A _______ is an investigation of anomalies found in workplace policies, procedures, and practices that limit or tend to limit employment opportunities for individuals based on any of the characteristics, experiences, and abilities found in the definition of Air Force diversity. |
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| Which step of the five-step transformation process includes barrier analysis? |
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Leaders should ask themselves questions such as:
Do you include or exclude individuals knowingly or unknowingly?
Do you use or condone collusion in your unit?
With whom do you direct your mentoring efforts, is it with all of your subordinates or just a few?
This is part of ___________. |
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| During which step of the transformation process do you deploy targeted and ongoing training and professional development to build on the strengths and address the challenges identified through the assessment phase? |
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| This step helps individually considerate leaders provide learning opportunities for followers. |
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| In step ____ of the transfomation process, leaders Introduce fundamental change to people, policies, procedures, culture, and climate to better address the needs of a diverse workforce and customer base. |
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| This step establishes a pattern of incremental success for elements of the leadership system. |
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| During step ___ of the transformation process, leaders pursue continuous renewal of the organization’s commitment to diversity leadership as a distinctive competence and strategic imperative. |
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| Organizational leadership should plan periodic opportunities to celebrate progress, to acknowledge struggles, and to recommit to diversity goals. This is part of step ____ of the transformation process. |
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| _____________ includes aligning individual's needs, such as professional, religion, peer groups and social groups, to the organization's culture and it's need to recognize individual differences, leading to success in managing diversity. |
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| Striking the Right Balance |
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