We are self-aware; we seek to resolve multiple demands, adapt to new challenges, adjust to fluid change, and are limber in our thinking in the face of new data or realities.
Adapt
Smallworld: Making Connections. Strengthening Communities. Networking Resource
Council of Nontraditional Students (COUNTS) Toolkit for Supporting Students
This online, self-paced toolkit provides an interactive learning experience for university staff to become more knowledgeable about common identities that may make students feel marginalized on the Ann Arbor campus. We will explore common challenges many nontraditional students face and discuss tips and tricks that staff can easily implement to best support students.
Domain and Expectation
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Execution
- Build positive culture
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Mission
- Create value for the diverse communities we serve
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People
- Foster and promote diverse teams
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Self
- Adapt
Unconscious Bias in Recruiting and Hiring
Unconscious bias can exert an influence during the process of recruiting and hiring. This course provides a deeper look into how unconscious bias impacts decision making during the hiring process while looking at interventions to minimize the impact of bias in our hiring and selection processes.
Domain and Expectation
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Execution
- Build positive culture
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Mission
- Lead innovation and change
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People
- Collaborate and build inclusive relationships
- Foster and promote diverse teams
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Self
- Adapt
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Write down the last five to ten times you lost your composure, analyze for common triggers, and develop and practice better responses to each trigger (e.g., P.A.U.S.E.).
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Write down a list of your identities. Then filll out your Personal Identity Wheel and answer Spectrum Activity Questions. What did you learn about yourself that you had not considered before?
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With a friend, set a personal stretch goal (e.g., run a 5k race together), develop a training plan and ask a friend or training partner to hold you accountable.
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With a friend or family member, talk about your similarities and differences. Then print and fill out the Social Identity Wheel and answer the Spectrum Activity Questions. Discuss your results and how they might impact your relationship.
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With a colleague, each of you write down how you are alike and how you differ in 30 seconds. Then print out and complete a Personal Identity Wheel and answer the corresponding Spectrum Identity Questions to learn more about your commonalities and differences. What did you learn about one another?
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Watch Amy Cuddy's TED Talk, Your body language may shape who you are . Reflect on your own body language and identify one change to make.