SR-917

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SR-917
Day 4 Valuing People and Leveraging DIVERSITY
Its In Every One Of Us!
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What is Diversity?
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Types Of Diversity

• Human
• Cultural
• Organizational

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Human Diversity

• What we are
• Gender
• Race
• Age
• Appearance
• Health

• Who we are
• Education
• Marital/Parental status
• Occupation
• Geographic Location

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Cultural Diversity

• Language
• Lifestyle
• Heritage
• Belief System
• Religious Beliefs
• Traditions

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Organizational Diversity

• Teamwork
• Roles
• Relationships
• Leadership
• Empowerment
• Education and Training
• Affiliations

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Diversity Makes Us Stronger

• Everyone gets involved
• Different backgrounds allow for new looks at old
  problems
• Out of differences come new ideas and
  inspirations
• We are stronger together than apart

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Using Diversity to make us better...

• Actively recruit diverse members and leaders.
• Identify and challenge unacceptable and demeaning
  behavior immediately.
• Encourage everyone to contribute from their
  backgrounds, talents, and experiences.
• Serve as a role model.

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Barriers to Leveraging Diversity

• We resist change.
• Comfort in sameness.
• Peer pressure.

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Falling Short

• We all make mistakes
• Apologize
• Ask for guidance
• KEEP TRYING!

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How do we respond?
A Scout is Friendly, Courteous and Kind
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Leveraging Diversity Leading Change

• 400 years ago
• 1849
• Today
• The Future?

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Steps to Leading Change

1. Recognize that change happens
2. Empower other to help you lead change
3. Lead change based on vision, mission, and values
4. Establish urgency
5. Move ahead, regardless
6. Create a culture that embraces change

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Group Discussion
Diversity issues in your unit? How can you
leverage them to change for the better?
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DIVERSITY

• D Diversity is OK
• I Inside, we each possess skills, talents
• V Value, it strengthens groups
• E Every person has something to offer
• R Recognize talents/abilities of others, use
  them
• S Sharing strengths
• I Individually we are not as strong, or
  smart, as all
• T Tolerance of the things that are different
• Y You, the leader, play a key part

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Points to Gnaw on...

• We are stronger when we are diverse.
• Make Diversity a central theme in your Values,
  Vision and Mission.
• Its Okay to make mistakes!!
• Leading change to become more diverse is critical
  for Scouting to remain relevant.
• Every person has something to offer!

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• April 20, 2010