Definitions
Any collective mixture characterized by differences, similarities, and related tensions and complexities.
It is who we are.
What is DIVERSITY?
*An active climate of mutual respect.
*A community that encourages and practices open communication.
*An atmosphere that is enthusiastic, supportive, collaborative, and positive.
*A place where individual needs and interests are regularly assessed to ensure engagement.
*An environment where growth and motivation are not suppressed but inspired.
What is an INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT?
*Diversity Tension
*Cultural Conditioning
*Biases
*Stereotypes and Assumptions
*Communication
*Resistance to Change
What are BARRIERS TO DE&I?
*Validate the person.
*Sincerely explain your intentions.
*Solicit the person’s assistance in resolution.
*Ask for specific feedback.
What is the strategy of ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS?
This percentage of workers who consider diversity at work an important factor when evaluating companies and job offers.
What is 76 percent?
The action it takes to ensure that individuals feel welcomed, supported and valued as a member of the team. It is what we do.
What is INCLUSION?
*Facilitation
*Encourage
*Demonstration
What are STEPS TO FOSTERING INCLUSION?
A generalized belief about a particular category of people. It is an expectation that people might have about every person of a particular group.
What is a STEREOTYPE?
*Assess your communication skills.
*Be aware of your personal filters.
*Catch yourself in some of your assumptions in order to communicate more clearly and fairly.
What is the strategy for TAKING A PERSONAL INVENTORY?
The percentage of companies that foster diverse and inclusive workplaces that are more likely to outperform their competitors.
What is 35 percent?
Underlying attitudes and stereotypes that people unconsciously attribute to another person or group of people that affect how they understand and engage with a person or group.
What are IMPLICIT BIASES?
*Refusing to buy into stereotyping,
*Interrupting biased or prejudicial comments.
*Providing alternative perspectives to expressed biased assumptions.
*Not participating in or listened to inappropriate jokes.
*Challenging the notion of being “being too politically correct.”
What are examples of DEMONSTRATION?
The tendency to put someone on a pedestal or think more highly of them after learning something impressive about them, or conversely, perceiving someone negatively after learning something unfavorable about them.
What are the HALO/HORNS IMPLICIT BIASES?
*Listen to the whole person.
*Learn about the cultural styles and values.
*Pay attention to behavior, movement, tone of voice.
*Be sure of non-verbal and para-verbal messages
What are some examples of the LOOK, LISTEN AND LEARN STRATEGY?
The percentage of employers who today say their organization has made a recent commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.
What is 94 percent?
The process we go through that helps us interpret our environment, that influences our values, norms, and contributes to what we believe are acceptable behaviors.
What is CULTURAL CONDITIONING?
*Demonstrating empathy.
*Being opened to new ideas.
*Enhancing relationship building skills.
*Creating opportunities for meaningful interaction.
*Reaching out to get and give help when needed.
What are examples of FACILITATION?
Refers to a tendency to gravitate toward people similar to oneself. That might mean hiring or promoting someone who shares the same race, gender, age, or educational background. Also called like-likes-like.
What is AFFINITY BIAS?
*Expect multicultural misunderstanding
*Recognize that your best intentions may be undermined by old assumptions.
*Test for understanding.
*Ask for more than a yes or no answer.
*Take responsibility for some successes and difficulties.
*Be patient and flexible.
What are examples of the KEEP AT IT STRATEGY?
Engineering Company with a strong DE&I Program that ranked #24 in Regional Midwest in 2018 and #182 overall for ENR’s Top 500 Design Firms in 2023.
What is the HBK Engineering, LLC a Quanta Services Company?
The act of being fair and impartial. The practice of recognizing that each individual has different circumstances and needs and allocating the specific resources and opportunities needed to reach an equal outcome.
What is EQUITY.
*Setting high (but realistic) expectations.
*Fostering a "can do" attitude.
*Celebrating progress and achievements.
*Sharing stories that emphasize effort and success.
*Focusing on the good others are doing.
*Help others believe that what they contribute really matters.
What are examples of ENCOURAGEMENT?
The stress and strain that accompanies mixtures of differences and similarities.
What is DIVERSITY TENSION?
The acronym for overcoming barriers to DE&I.
What is TALK?
According to Gallup, these employees now make up nearly half (46%) of the full-time workforce in the U.S.
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