CONDITIONS FOR LEARNING AND EFFECTIVENESS

SELF-ASSESSMENT
If your organization wants diversity based on a model of learning and effectiveness, managers must value variety of
opinion and insight. They must also recognize cultural learning opportunities and challenges.

Your organization must have other preconditions in place to benefit fully from diversity as a means of learning and
to promote effectiveness. For each of the preconditions below, assess your organization’s readiness by indicating
your level of agreement with each statement.

Your Organization's Preconditions

Degree of Agreement (1 = none, 5 = a great deal)

STATEMENTS REFLECTING LEARNING-AND- 1 2 3 4 5

EFFECTIVENESS MODEL
Our organization values the pursuit of personal awareness and development.
Our work culture expects high standards of performance from everyone.
Employees can apply their cultural knowledge and skills to their jobs.
The work environment promotes openness and a tolerance for debate.
Employees are committed to the company and use their skills and cultural
knowledge to improve their performance.
Our organization’s mission is clearly understood and provides guidelines for
how employees should perform.
Our company’s structure promotes the exchange of ideas and encourages new
practices and processes.

Note any of the items that you rated 3 or less. What would you need to do to increase your agreement with those
statements and be in a better position to apply a model of learning and effectiveness through diversity in your
organization? List some ideas in the space below.

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