{"id":15081,"date":"2016-03-01T18:25:53","date_gmt":"2016-03-01T18:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.challengedetroit.org\/?p=15081"},"modified":"2016-03-01T18:25:53","modified_gmt":"2016-03-01T18:25:53","slug":"diversity-exist-outside-black-history-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.challengedetroit.org\/blog\/diversity-exist-outside-black-history-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Should Diversity Exist Outside of Black History Month?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"malcom<\/p>\n

In light of Challenge Detroit\u2019s Year 5 recruitment efforts, current fellows were asked to reach out to our networks to get our friends, families, and colleagues interested in applying to the program. Attracting a more diverse fellow applicant pool this year is especially important to Challenge Detroit, which I think is a great way stay current and ensure that the fellowship continues to attract innovative, resilient talent from all over the country as it has in the past.<\/p>\n

According to a 2015 PwC article<\/a>
\nDiversity and Inclusion is good for business:<\/strong> \u201c85% of the CEOs surveyed whose companies have a formal diversity and inclusiveness strategy said it\u2019s improved their bottom line.\u201d<\/em> And, \u201cIf organizations don\u2019t manage diversity properly, they\u2019ll get left behind\u201d.<\/em> PwC research also shows that \u201c86% of female and 74% of male millennials consider employers\u2019 policies on diversity, equality and inclusion when deciding which company to work for.\u201d<\/em> So, \u201ccompanies that don\u2019t focus on this aren\u2019t just at risk of being out of date, they already are.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Incorporating diversity and inclusionary practices can also have a direct and positive impact on your life as a student, fellow, employee, and general human. Here\u2019s why you should care too:<\/p>\n

Diversity encourages personal growth<\/strong>
\nThis is especially important to millennials because we\u2019re striving to become well-rounded people. One of the ways that we do this is by listening to new perspectives in order to better understand the world we live in.<\/p>\n

Diversity Increases Creativity<\/strong>
\nBringing together people from different backgrounds enables us to tackle problems in the best ways, which yields better solutions to business problems as well as to many issues facing our communities.<\/p>\n

Diversity also challenges us to think more independently<\/strong>
\nAlthough we love to collaborate, many of us cease opportunities to distinguish ourselves from the crowd, mostly through positions of leadership. I have no doubts that Challenge Detroit grooms future leaders because I see it every day; As a Fellow, positions like Project Coordination Lead or Team Lead present themselves with every new challenge project, and there has never been a shortage of fellows who are willing and eager to step into these roles.<\/p>\n

So, I want to take this one step further, and encourage all of us to challenge ourselves and take control of our education in classrooms, fellowships, jobs, and groups you are involved in to accept nothing less than the best when it comes to how we learn and who we learn from. This includes focusing our diversity lens towards the inclusion of all backgrounds. Don\u2019t leave your developmental years to the hands of a few people hoping that they represent the voices of all minorities. Let\u2019s hold the programs we\u2019re a part of accountable to providing us with the best professional development experiences possible.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe future belongs to those who prepare it for today\u201d.<\/em> \u2013Malcom X<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In light of Challenge Detroit\u2019s Year 5 recruitment efforts, current fellows were asked to reach out to our networks to get our friends, families, and colleagues interested in applying to the program. Attracting a more diverse fellow applicant pool this year is especially important to Challenge Detroit, which I think is a great way stay […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":161,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,19,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15081","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-workdetroit","category-detroit","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.challengedetroit.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15081","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.challengedetroit.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.challengedetroit.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.challengedetroit.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/161"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.challengedetroit.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15081"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.challengedetroit.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15081\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.challengedetroit.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.challengedetroit.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.challengedetroit.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}