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Inclusion: Appreciating Each Other’s PerspectivesFinding the Added Value in the Team Members


Inclusion and Diversity Begins With You…

Vanessa Hayes

School Nutrition

Director


• Vanessa Hayes

⎻ Nothing to Disclose

Affiliation or Financial Disclosure


What Do I Want To Accomplish?

• What Are The Needs?

• Who Are My Team Players?

• What Are Their Strengths?

• Where Do They Perform Best?

Take Inventory…


Barriers:

Economic Status

Stereotypes

Religion

Prejudices

Self Esteem Issues

Educational Opportunities

Influences:

Exposure

Cultural Backgrounds

Spiritual Beliefs

Childhood Experiences

Family Structure

Traumatic Events

Inclusion Begins With…


WHO I AM…

⎻ Is Not Who I Love…

⎻ Is NOT What I Look Like…

⎻ Is NOT Where I Come From…

⎻ Is NOT What Language I Speak…

⎻ Is NOT What Religion I Practice…

⎻ Is NOT the Stereotypes You Have

Been Exposed To!

Throw Away What You Think You Know…


A Great Team Needs:

• All Hands

• All Hearts

• All Minds

• All Skill Sets

• All Creativity

It’s All About The TEAM


Diversity Begins with Identification of Strengths…


• Us versus Them (separation)

• Categories…Foods, Style,

Language, Labels, Ethnic

Customs

• Barriers…Economics,

Education, Marital Status,

Sexuality, Hairstyles,

Piercings, Tattoos, Etc.

Triggers to Guard Against…


Implicit Biases


Leaders Have Clear Filters

No Judgments


Focus on Individual Value

My Disability

My Clothes

My Skin Color

My Name

I am Valuable to the Team

I Have a Wealth of Knowledge

I am Critical to the Team’s

Success

This Not This


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⎻ Key Topic: Appreciating and embracing our differences. Tools

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