Organizational Strategies
1: Training/Education is discussed in multiple resources week 9. It is :
part of the “Internal Group” in Global Diversity & Inclusion Benchmarks;
a feature in chapter 8 featured in a segment titled Training, Training, Training;
Using Peer to Peer Influence; a component in chapter 9 – The Importance of Training in D & I Efforts
The whole Can Inclusion Be Taught? subsection featured week 10 offers quality resources that focuses specifically on “considerations” in relation to training.
Given the perspectives offered week 10 in relation to material offered week 9:
What’s your perspective on where, how, or why educational initiatives should/could occur and who is the target audience?
How should organizations conceptualize and move forward with education as a key
strategy for personal and organizational culture change?
How important is evaluation when training? Why?
2: Policies, Programs and Culture
Policies and programs are the focus throughout both week 9 (featuring the basics in relation to policies, programs, and culture) and week 10 (featuring the critical considerations for these same critical components to an organizational strategy)
Relate to anything we’ve covered during these two weeks in relation to why it might be important to the dimension of diversity your team is investigating this semester.
Here is a partial list of topics that are addressed weeks 9 and 10
Impact of Leadership
Surveying and Feedback – Quality Program Evaluation
Programs such as ERGs and Training
Policies
Culture and Climate
Dominant Culture Perspectives
Opportunities for Equity and Inclusion: Within Non–Profits; for POC
Inclusive Workplace rev. f 2020
3: Overlapping or Complementary Concepts to Advance Equity
Week 9 features a whole section titled “An Expensive Perspective & Inclusion Strategy.”
Week 10 presents opportunities for equity in the workplace and program considerations within the topic area titled” Possibilities to Address Today’s Social and Workplace Challenges.”
What ideas were important to you in relation to community outreach or equity in the
workplace for POC?
4: The Dominate Culture Male
In the video overview as well as within multiple week 10 resources (Dominate Culture Perspectives area), the dominate culture male is discussed in relation to perceptions and reactions to diversity/inclusion involvement in initiatives
Given any of the opportunities provided in week 9, including leadership (as this identity group often is in leadership positions) – what are the best practices that should be employed in relation to the group?
5: Your Ah–Ha Moment
Given the topics we addressed week 9 or week 10 – did you experience any epiphanies?
After explaining the content that provided the “ah–ha” – help us understand how this knowledge will serve as an important contribution to you personally or professionally.
