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

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Inclusion and Diversity Begins With You…

Vanessa Hayes

School Nutrition

Director

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• Vanessa Hayes

⎻ Nothing to Disclose

Affiliation or Financial Disclosure

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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…

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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…

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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…

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A Great Team Needs:

• All Hands

• All Hearts

• All Minds

• All Skill Sets

• All Creativity

It’s All About The TEAM

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Diversity Begins with Identification of Strengths…

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• 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…

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Implicit Biases

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Leaders Have Clear Filters

No Judgments

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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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