Valuing Diversity: Valuing Diversity: MexicoMexico

Cultural Appreciation Cultural Appreciation SeriesSeries

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Training GoalsTraining Goals By the end of this training, you will have a By the end of this training, you will have a

better understanding of diversitybetter understanding of diversity You will also have a better appreciation of key You will also have a better appreciation of key

Hispanic cultural values found in our Mexico Hispanic cultural values found in our Mexico sitesite

You will also have a better understanding of You will also have a better understanding of how these values impact our workplace how these values impact our workplace environment, including strategies for applying environment, including strategies for applying this understanding this understanding

Enjoy learning about the considerationsEnjoy learning about the considerations and advantages surrounding diversity! and advantages surrounding diversity!

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Table of Contents: What’s Table of Contents: What’s Inside?Inside?

What is Diversity? What is Diversity? 4 4 Why is Diversity Important?Why is Diversity Important? 5 5 Understanding ValuesUnderstanding Values 6 6 Values: CooperationValues: Cooperation 7 7 Values: Time Orientation Values: Time Orientation 8 8

Leadership in a Global WorkplaceLeadership in a Global Workplace 9 9 Reflection: Diversity StrategiesReflection: Diversity Strategies 1010 Congratulations!Congratulations! 1111 Want to Learn More?Want to Learn More? 1212 ReferencesReferences 1313

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What is Diversity?What is Diversity? According to According to

BusinessDictionary.com, BusinessDictionary.com, diversity is:diversity is:

Feature of a Feature of a mixed mixed workforceworkforce that that provides…provides…

a a wide rangewide range of of abilities, experience, abilities, experience, knowledge, and knowledge, and strengths due to its…strengths due to its…

[[varietyvariety of ] age, of ] age, background, ethnicity, background, ethnicity, physical abilities, physical abilities, political and religious political and religious beliefs, sex, and other beliefs, sex, and other attributesattributes

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Why is Diversity Why is Diversity Important?Important?

Mesh Mesh Cultural Cultural

DifferencesDifferences

EnhanceEnhanceProductivitProductivit

yy

source: Gupta Gupta (2008, October)(2008, October)

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Understanding Values Understanding Values We all have things are that most We all have things are that most

important to us – a foundation we important to us – a foundation we believe in and value mostbelieve in and value most

Our culture, our upbringing and Our culture, our upbringing and our experiences shape our valuesour experiences shape our values

A few key values of the Hispanic A few key values of the Hispanic culture follow. As we go through culture follow. As we go through them, consider the following:them, consider the following:

How are these values similar to or How are these values similar to or different from mine?different from mine?

How can I communicate better when How can I communicate better when working with Mexico site employees?working with Mexico site employees?

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Values: Cooperation Values: Cooperation Hispanics believe that Hispanics believe that FamilyFamily and and

CommunityCommunity take precedence over take precedence over the individualthe individual

During a crisis, all community During a crisis, all community members get together and offer helpmembers get together and offer help

If one Hispanic student has a problem, If one Hispanic student has a problem, all within the group will show all within the group will show sympathy and offer helpsympathy and offer help

Reporting to teachers about their Reporting to teachers about their peer's bad behavior is bad, while peer's bad behavior is bad, while copying each other's homework is not copying each other's homework is not a bad behaviora bad behavior

Cooperative learning is better; Cooperative learning is better; Hispanics depend on each other's Hispanics depend on each other's contribution contribution

source: Zhang (2001)Zhang (2001)

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Values: Time Orientation Values: Time Orientation

Hispanics are involved more Hispanics are involved more in the in the PresentPresent rather than the rather than the futurefuture

Ideas of punctuality or planning Ideas of punctuality or planning for the future may be for the future may be unimportantunimportant

In school tardiness is one of the In school tardiness is one of the major problems for Hispanic major problems for Hispanic children. It is hard for them to children. It is hard for them to turn in homework and turn in homework and assignments on timeassignments on time

Communicating a real sense of Communicating a real sense of urgency to Hispanics may seem urgency to Hispanics may seem more difficult initiallymore difficult initially

source: Zhang (2001)Zhang (2001)

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Leadership in a Global Leadership in a Global WorkplaceWorkplace

Take Action: be a leader Take Action: be a leader and make diversity a part and make diversity a part of your work day, today of your work day, today and every day! and every day!

Decide to be a team Decide to be a team leader in a global leader in a global cultureculture

Work virtuallyWork virtually

Know your personal Know your personal style and anticipate how style and anticipate how you will be perceivedyou will be perceived

source: Gupta (2008, October)Gupta (2008, October)

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Reflection: Diversity Reflection: Diversity StrategiesStrategies

What specific every-day work What specific every-day work day changes might you now day changes might you now make with our Mexico Site?make with our Mexico Site?

What adjustments in your phone What adjustments in your phone conversations or email might you conversations or email might you now make?now make?

What adjustments to putting What adjustments to putting together or managing meetings together or managing meetings might you make?might you make?

What adjustments might you What adjustments might you make as a team member or make as a team member or champion of a new multi-site champion of a new multi-site project team?project team?

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Congratulations!Congratulations!

You have now learned much more about diversity, including the following:

The importance of The importance of diversity, values and diversity, values and leadership in our global leadership in our global workplaceworkplace

Strategies to apply important diversity concepts and lessons in your life and at your workplace

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Want to Learn More?Want to Learn More?

For more information on diversity, try these For more information on diversity, try these websites:websites:

Diversity & Ethnic StudiesDiversity & Ethnic StudiesRecommended Websites & Research Guides @ Recommended Websites & Research Guides @ http://www.public.iastate.edu/~savega/divweb2.hthttp://www.public.iastate.edu/~savega/divweb2.htmm

Diversity Trends @ Diversity Trends @ http://www.diversitytrends.com/http://www.diversitytrends.com/

Diversity@work @ Diversity@work @ http://www.diversityatwork.com.au/http://www.diversityatwork.com.au/

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ReferencesReferences Business.Dictionary.com. (2007-2008). Retrieved October Business.Dictionary.com. (2007-2008). Retrieved October

20, 2008, from 20, 2008, from http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/diversity.htmhttp://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/diversity.htmll

Gupta, Sangeeta. (2008, October). Mine the Potential Of Gupta, Sangeeta. (2008, October). Mine the Potential Of Multicultural Multicultural Teams. Teams. HRMagazine,HRMagazine,  5353(10), 79-80,82,84.  (10), 79-80,82,84.  Retrieved October 20, 2008, Retrieved October 20, 2008, from ABI/INFORM from ABI/INFORM Complete database. (Document ID: 1567871821).Complete database. (Document ID: 1567871821).

Zhang, Jian X. (2001). Cultural diversity in instructional Zhang, Jian X. (2001). Cultural diversity in instructional design. design. International International Journal of Instructional Journal of Instructional Media,Media,  2828(3), 299.  Retrieved October 20, 2008, (3), 299.  Retrieved October 20, 2008, from from Research Library database. (Document ID: 79122062).Research Library database. (Document ID: 79122062).