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10-29-2009, 04:23 AM
Do You Need Diversity Training?
By Lizz Carroll - Oct 26, 2009
Are you unwittingly offending people in your office? Do you say things that cause others to wince or lose interest in having a collaborative relationship with you? You may be in need of good diversity training. DiversityInc put together a list of signs to show where you might be making cultural missteps.
To understand what effective diversity training is—and how to measure its results—visit www.DiversityIncBestPractices.com/training.
1. Race/Ethnicity
How do you interact with people from different races and ethnicities in the office? Have you ever found yourself complimenting a Black person on her ability to articulate well? Did you tell a Latino coworker that you were surprised he didn't have an accent? Do you think an Asian-American coworker is in an accounting position because "they're all skilled at math"? Have you ever said "you people" when referring to members of a different race and ethnicity?
When Linda Akutagawa, senior vice president of resource and business development at Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics (LEAP), hears negative terms like these in a professional space, she feels it undermines the overall strength of a company. "When you start to hear somebody say 'people of your culture' or 'you people,' it's a whole 'us-versus-them' [mentality]. It sends a bad message of 'It's not all about us, it's me, and then there's you guys.'"
Click to read "10 Things NEVER to Say to a Black Coworker.":
http://diversityinc.com/content/1757/article/3372/?10_Things_NEVER_to_Say_to_a_Black_Coworker
Click to read "10 Things NEVER to Say to Latino Executives."
http://diversityinc.com/content/1757/article/3247/?10_Things_NEVER_to_Say_to_Latino_Executives
Continue so you can celebrate diversity:
http://diversityinc.com/content/1757/article/6305/?
By Lizz Carroll - Oct 26, 2009
Are you unwittingly offending people in your office? Do you say things that cause others to wince or lose interest in having a collaborative relationship with you? You may be in need of good diversity training. DiversityInc put together a list of signs to show where you might be making cultural missteps.
To understand what effective diversity training is—and how to measure its results—visit www.DiversityIncBestPractices.com/training.
1. Race/Ethnicity
How do you interact with people from different races and ethnicities in the office? Have you ever found yourself complimenting a Black person on her ability to articulate well? Did you tell a Latino coworker that you were surprised he didn't have an accent? Do you think an Asian-American coworker is in an accounting position because "they're all skilled at math"? Have you ever said "you people" when referring to members of a different race and ethnicity?
When Linda Akutagawa, senior vice president of resource and business development at Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics (LEAP), hears negative terms like these in a professional space, she feels it undermines the overall strength of a company. "When you start to hear somebody say 'people of your culture' or 'you people,' it's a whole 'us-versus-them' [mentality]. It sends a bad message of 'It's not all about us, it's me, and then there's you guys.'"
Click to read "10 Things NEVER to Say to a Black Coworker.":
http://diversityinc.com/content/1757/article/3372/?10_Things_NEVER_to_Say_to_a_Black_Coworker
Click to read "10 Things NEVER to Say to Latino Executives."
http://diversityinc.com/content/1757/article/3247/?10_Things_NEVER_to_Say_to_Latino_Executives
Continue so you can celebrate diversity:
http://diversityinc.com/content/1757/article/6305/?