Why Is Diversity Important To Me

The concept that I believe to be the most important to me is Understanding Diversity. The reason that this is important to me is that it says who we are as people and being blind to this concept can have long lasting effects on both leaders and followers. I would not say that I am weak in this concept but it is something that I always want to learn more about because it helps me to be a better supervisor for my Airmen and peers, as well as a better follower for my leaders and supervisor. From our Course 15 readings Diversity is separated into two dimensions which are primary and secondary, “Primary dimensions are the ones that you are born with and cannot normally change” as where “Secondary dimensions are diverse differences that
Something I am very happy and proud of is that my parents brought me up to see that everyone is equal and should be treated the same. I have taken those lessons into my work place as well, so it does not matter what my Airmen are as long as they do their job I have no issues. I do understand that some secondary dimensions in people’s lives may not line up with the job at hand and that is what I am always trying to learn more about them and what they value in life. So being aware of diversity in a workplace can help with that and not alienate individuals in the office, as an example I have an Airmen that works for me and something that irritates her is when people just assume her race as being Black when in fact she is a Pacific Islander. Now for me this was important to know because just judging a book by its cover in this situation could have caused a lot stress in the work place and she would have remembered me as just one of those people who judged her for what they saw. So the weak area for me sometimes is not being aware of my surroundings and not thinking of those secondary dimensions like someone who is religious and I’m just saying curse words cause I’m angry over a situation at work is not respectful or fair to them or