BMGT 2700 Chapter Thirteen and Fourteen

Part one:

1. What does diversity competence mean for organizations?

2. What does valuing diversity have to do with building diversity competence?

3. What are the proposed multicultural competencies for managers and what is the purpose of each stage?

4. Why would organizations want to have awareness training?

5. Explain what mentoring is and how it works toward having inclusion in the workplace.

Part two:

After reading page 285, “A Model of Skills for Diversity and Inclusion”

(1) Summarize in one or two paragraphs the point of this discussion.

Part three:

Read “Examples of Diversity Training Content” found on pages 290-292 and answer the following questions:

1. Watch microaggressions and explain what they are. Provide two examples of those that were provided. Think about when this happens repeatedly people can really become bothered but the person perpetuating the microaggression may minimize their actions. Why is it harmful to minimize this behavior?

2. Why are they harmful to an inclusive workplace?

3. After reading the text above should people be trained on microaggressions?

4. What does the text discussion say about confronting isms in the discussion on diversity training content?

5. Provide five tips for active listening and state how they work toward inclusion.