1) As I was searching for an article that would be appropriate for the canon, I utilized the \u201cSummons\u201d search engine. I was interested in \u201cpeer reviewed\u201d, \u201cfull text online\u201d \u201cjournal articles\u201d \u201cpast five years\u201d. I found this type of search was able to initially narrow down my selection. At this point, I could continue to narrow my choices with terms such as \u201corganizational diversity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of the aspects that was of particular interest was analyzing how CEO\u2019s indicated their diversity management policies to the employees. I don\u2019t mean the flashy brochures and signage but rather the unspoken \u2013 read between the lines message. Can we somehow ascertain what they\u2019re really thinking? Now, we\u2019ve recently had political figures that let us know exactly what they\u2019re thinking but this is rare. Usually only a select few know their true intentions. I began to wonder, were the CEO\u2019s truly serious or just giving the concept of organizational diversity efforts \u201clip service\u201d? How does this commitment or lack of commitment within the company result in the successful execution of diversity programs?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2) Robert Austin and Gary Pisano in their article, Neurodiversity as a Competitive Advantage <\/em>content that discriminatory practices against hiring individuals with neurodiversity result in organizations missing out on valuable employees whereas in the article Understanding Key D&I Concepts<\/em>, authors Mark Kaplan and Mason Donovan\u2019s objective is to assist employers in comprehending the how diversity and inclusion policies can have a positive influence on organizations however the good intentions of these policies may have unexpected results. It should be noted that Austin and Pisano report data from multiple organizations. On the other hand, although Kaplan and Donovan provide an engaging example of various policies that had unanticipated impact there are no authentic illustrations of managing bias.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One point that I found particularly compelling in the Kaplan and Donovan article was the concept that by failing to appropriately assess employees can impact diversity and inclusion. Regrettably diversity and inclusion groups without this necessary feedback fail to improve and develop. When I think back on this concept, I can remember several instances in which managers took this approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the Austin and Pisano article is filled with examples of neurodiversity success in organizations and the unexpected benefit of managers developing a better working relationship with all employees. The soft-skills that sometimes are overlooked in managers are critical attributes when dealing with neurodiverse individuals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 1) As I was searching for an article that would be appropriate for the canon, I utilized the \u201cSummons\u201d search engine. I was interested in \u201cpeer reviewed\u201d, \u201cfull text online\u201d \u201cjournal articles\u201d \u201cpast five years\u201d. I found this type of search was able to initially narrow down my selection. At this point, I could continue … Continue reading “Discussion Questions Week of 6\/21”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":170,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[17,38,42],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ksoakes.expressions.syr.edu\/wrt205summer2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ksoakes.expressions.syr.edu\/wrt205summer2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ksoakes.expressions.syr.edu\/wrt205summer2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ksoakes.expressions.syr.edu\/wrt205summer2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/170"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ksoakes.expressions.syr.edu\/wrt205summer2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=265"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ksoakes.expressions.syr.edu\/wrt205summer2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":267,"href":"https:\/\/ksoakes.expressions.syr.edu\/wrt205summer2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265\/revisions\/267"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ksoakes.expressions.syr.edu\/wrt205summer2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ksoakes.expressions.syr.edu\/wrt205summer2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ksoakes.expressions.syr.edu\/wrt205summer2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}