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| Why is it important for a leader to get to the valuing stage with their personnel? |
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When a leader truly values the abilities and differences of their personnel:
• The mission benefits
• Motivation increases
• Morale and unity improves |
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| According to Air Force Policy Directive 36-70 |
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| Diversity is a composite of individual characteristics, experiences, and abilities and adds greatly to the Air Force mission. |
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| "We are different but we are the same." |
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| Five Step Transformation Process |
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Discovery
Assessment
Exploration
Transformation
Revitalization
(Dont Assume Everyone Thinks Reality) |
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| Hold events that grow awareness of diversity as an important leadership and organizational strategic imperative. |
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| Review your organization's culture, climate, and practices from the perspective of diverse stakeholders to include a barrier analysis. |
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| 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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| 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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| Pursue continuous renewal of the organization's commitment to diversity leadership as a distinctive competence and strategic imperative. |
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| What is a barrier analysis? |
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| A barrier analysis 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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| Why is it important to conduct a barrier analysis? |
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| To identify the root causes of barriers to diversity in an organization and if appropriate eliminate them. |
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| What happens when leaders fail to analyze diversity barriers in their organization? |
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| Diversity barriers diminish leader, unit. and mission effectiveness. |
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| inherent or socially defined personal characteristics, including age, race/ethnicity, religion, gender, socioeconomic status, family status, disability, and geographic origin. |
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| Cognitive/Behavioral Diversity |
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Definition
| differences in styles of work, thinking, learning, and personality. |
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| Organizational/Structural Diversity |
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| organizational/institutional background characteristics affecting interaction, including Service, component, and occupation/career field. |
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| intimate knowledge of and experience with foreign languages and cultures, inclusive of both citizen and non-citizen personnel, exchange officers, coalition partners, and foreign nationals with whom we interact as part of a globally engaged Air Force. |
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