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New Micro-Learning! When it comes to encouraging inclusion in the workplace, terminology and vocabulary play a large role. Using derogatory names given to certain groups and people can perpetuate bias and stereotyping.

Bias is something we all have, and by itself, it is neither good nor bad. Bias are the attitudes or stereotypes that affect our understanding, actions, perceptions and decisions.

It is important that we understand our hidden biases and stereotypes in order to foster effective teamwork. We often do not realize how these biases and stereotypes impact how we interact with others. Before you can avoid bias and stereotyping people in the workplace, you need to understand what they are.

Having fun at work is okay, but playing to stereotypes - even when it’s meant as just a joke - isn’t funny. It could be perceived as ridicule, and if that happens, it could be seen as creating a hostile environment.

Creating a welcoming and supportive healthcare environment for all LGBTQ patients is a critical part of patient-centered care. Getting to know your patients, including aspects of their sexual and gender identity, behavior, and desires is key to providing quality care.

It's up to us to take advantage of our differences to help make us more productive and more successful. To do that, we have to make an effort to recognize and respond to situations where coworkers or customers don't feel respected. It’s not easy but it’s certainly worth the effort.

Incivility can quickly turn into workplace harassment… creating an environment or climate of ridicule and disrespect - in which harassing behaviors are tolerated.

In America, individual rights are often valued over the rights of society, but what many Westerners do not realize is that more than two thirds of the world’s population comes from cultures that value collective rights over the rights of an individual.

Creating an inclusive team environment that values diversity helps you achieve your organization’s goals – both cultural and financial! Diversity awareness and inclusion means recognizing and responding to the needs of various groups within the workforce to improve working relationships.

Millennials share some characteristics that set them apart. Understanding how these core characteristics influence their behavior and who they are will help you recruit, engage, and retain this workforce.

Diversity has to do with human differences. So a lot of times when people say “diversity” they really mean is race or gender or ethnicity. Diversity is much more than that – it’s any point of difference.

It’s often easy to see other human beings as different if you look at them through the “We – Them” mindset. This depersonalizes people.

No matter what the words we say, our actual communication is influenced by our expression, gestures and tone of voice. In fact, research as shown that only a small percentage of the brain processes verbal communication.

Exclusive behaviors in the workplace are any behaviors that make an employee feel like they are not a part of the group in which they belong.

Your success is related to working effectively with your team. While new people bring unknowns, you can be a catalyst for building on team strengths.

Managers often get busy and can’t always be on top of everything. Yet sometimes they can unknowingly send a message that excludes an employee. When the exclusion occurs because of something related to the employee’s religion, it can be serious.

By being self-aware and willing to engage with others when bias is unintentionally implied or expressed we can better resolve problems and promote more effective working relationships.

When humor is believed to be harassing or discriminating, the sooner something is done to intervene the less likely it will seriously damage the company or someone’s career and reputation.

All employees must be willing to take personal responsibility for creating a respectful, productive work environment. Doing so leads to a high performing organization where people are valued for their talents and abilities.

When employees feel left out, it impacts everyone in the workplace. Employees fail to work together, they miss work more frequently, and they eventually may choose to find employment elsewhere.