Webinar hosted by the Future of Work Academy (www.thefutureofworkacademy.com) on Leading Difference Differently - Unlocking the organisational benefits of diversity

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4. Context Specific
…Out of who you are
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5. What are the benefits of diversity?
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6. I“If you want to go quickly, go alone; If you want to go far, go
together”
African Proverb
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7. What does ‘difference’ mean to you?
Share a story where you have encountered difference?
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8. keys to leading difference
1. Context: a dynamic world
2. How we see: our lenses
3. What we see: our judgements
4. What we (don’t) see: the invisible
5. Sense-making patterns: finding meaning
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9. Context
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context
ˈkɒntɛkst/
noun
noun: context; plural noun: contexts
the circumstances that form the se@ng for
an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of
which it can be fully understood.
(getting the ‘why’)
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10. Source Prof Nick Barker, EducaKon 2020 Conf, East-West Center, Hawaii
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11. Increasing Interdependence
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12. Non-linear Change
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13. Increasing Complexity
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14. Emphasis on Difference
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15. The principal effect of globalisation, as far as I can tell, has been
an increase in nationalism and tribalism, a proliferation of
struggles for independence, devolution and self-determination
and a resurgence of concern about ethnicity and cultural identity
in almost all parts of the world.
- Kate Fox, Cultural Anthropologist
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16. Rethinking
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17. Variety
Diversity
A framework to understand Difference
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18. Variety
Variety
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19. Diversity
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20. DiversityVariety Diversity
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21. “Diversity should be regarded as a
positive. Too many organisations say
they support diversity but in reality
they want compliance. A diverse
community is a resilient community,
capable of adapting to changing
situations.”
Hilarie Owen
Unleashing Leaders
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22. #2
How we see
(our lenses)
lens
lɛnz/
noun
noun: lens; plural noun: lenses
a clear part of the eye behind the pupil and iris that
focuses rays of light on the retina to form clear images.
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23. Language
ReligionCulture
Gender
Age
Personality
And others…
Sexuality
Race & Ethnicity
Education
Class / Socio-economic
Physicality / Disability
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24. Culture
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25. • Peanut butter
• Marmite
• Haggis
• Kangaroo
• Guinea pig
• Scorpion soup
• Duck embryos
• Monkey’s brains
• Dog
• Beef
Which of these would you eat?
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26. Direct
Enthusiastic
Formal
Assertive
Personal Disclosure
Self-promotion
Source: Global Dexterity by Andy MolinskySource: Global Dexterity by Andy Molinsky
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27. Age
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29. Digital Natives
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30. Global Talent Issues: Attraction
1. Attraction
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31. Connect Collaborate Contribute Interact Engage
2. Engagement
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32. Global Talent Issues: Retention
Global Talent Issues: Retention
3. Retention
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33. #3
What we see
(our judgements)
judgement
ˈdʒʌdʒm(ə)nt/
noun
noun: judgement; plural noun: judgements; noun:
judgment; plural noun: judgments
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the ability to make considered decisions or
come to sensible conclusions.
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34. Affinity
Confirmatory
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36. Discu
Professional
Dedicated
Focused
Big opportunity
New markets
New hires
Team bonding
Why doesn’t he contribute more?
Why doesn’t she ask me what I think?
Put yourself in my place - how would you feel?
Within your organisation, where have you encountered…
outdated assumptions
insensitive conversations
cultural misunderstandings
different perspectives
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37. #4 What we don’t see
(the invisible)
invisible
ɪnˈvɪzɪb(ə)l/
adjective
adjective: invisible
1.
unable to be seen.
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38. What would you do if you had my job?
What is working for you & what’s not?
Tell me something you don’t think I know about you.
Tell me something you think we have in common.
“It isn’t business principles that really made a difference; it is people principles”
Dave Novak, CEO Yum International
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39. #5 Sense Making Patterns
pattern
ˈpat(ə)n/
noun
noun: pattern; plural noun: patterns
An arrangement or design regularly found in comparable objects.
a regular and intelligible form or sequence discernible in
the way in which something happens or is done.
"such a step would set the pattern for at least a generation"
(giving meaning to experience)
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41. Summary
Sense Making Patterns
(giving meaning to experience)
What we don’t see
(the invisible)
What we see
(our judgements)
How we see
(our lenses)
Context
(the ‘why’)
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42. Pseudo-community
Chaos
Emptiness
Authentic community
Source: Scott M Peck, A Different Drum
Source: Scott M Peck A Different Drum
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43. Different
from
Different
for
Different
together
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44. Different
from
Different
for
Different
together
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45. “It is not what you don’t know
that gets you into trouble.
It's what you know for sure
that just ain’t so”
Mark Twain
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46. It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to
recognize, accept and celebrate those differences."
Audrey Lorde (social activist), Our Dead Behind Us
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47. Not optional
Engages head, heart & hands
Involves both an inner & outer journey
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