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At Goddard, we believe that
the combination of diversity and
inclusion

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are key contributors
to our success and being

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spotlighted as one of the best
places to work in government.

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D&I is also critical to
maintaining our leadership and

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to achieving our future goals
and objectives. Research has

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shown that organizations
committed to D&I reap enormous
benefits

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including enhanced
productivity through increased

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creativity, innovation,
employee engagement and team
collaboration.

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creativity, innovation,
employee engagement and team
collaboration.

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I want to leverage the diversity
that exists in our workplace

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including both visible and
invisible characteristics that

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make each of us unique, such as
education and veteran status as

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well as sexual orientation,
race and ethnicity, gender, and

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disability status.

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Practicing inclusion skills such
as conflict resolution,

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inviting people to the table,
respecting
differences, and working

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together cooperatively and
collaboratively will lead to

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better decision making and
increased overall performance.

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We operate in a complex and
dynamic environment

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where the pace of change has
increased exponentially.

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Demographic shifts have made it
imperative to focus on D&I for

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strategic competitive advantage.

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As Baby Boomers age and retire
we must find talent from new

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sources and create an inclusive
environment to attract folks and

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to retain them.

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I see inclusion skills as a
critical leadership competency

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for our future and want to
ensure that our managers and

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supervisors have the skills
to effectively manage broadly

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diverse teams.

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In the coming years I
want to focus on developing

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managers and leaders with
enhanced team facilitation,

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communication, cultural
competency and conflict

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resolution skills in order to
effectively manage the evolved
workforce.

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resolution skills in order to
effectively manage the evolved
workforce.

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There is an expanding body of
research that shows how focusing

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on D&I brings bottom line
business and performance
results.

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on D&I brings bottom line
business and performance
results.

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For example, in an article
titled Making the Business Case

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by Marjorie Derven the author
showed that during a 10-year
period,

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the index of publicly
traded companies in Diversity

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Incorporated's Top 50 Companies
for Diversity outperformed the

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NASDAQ by 28 percent, the S&P
500 by 25 percent. and the Dow

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Jones Industrial
Average by 22 percent.

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In his book The Difference,
researcher Scott Page showed

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that leveraging diversity of
thought within organizations

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leads to breakthrough
innovation and ideas.

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Our diverse experiences
and backgrounds increase the

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knowledge capital of work groups
which can improve outcomes.

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It's like having different
tools in a tool box vs.

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all hammers to build a house.

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Inclusion is the other half of
the equation and a necessary

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factor to unleash the potential
of diversity, and that is why
I'm

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very excited about our
upcoming efforts to move D&I at

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Goddard to the next level
through our focus on Inclusion.

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In closing, I think that the
Center's D&I efforts are vitally

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important and I encourage all of
you to pay attention to what's

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going on, to contribute
ideas, and, to the extent your

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situation allows, to get
involved in D&I activities at

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Goddard in some way.

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Thanks for all of the great work
that you do and I look forward

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to working with you as we
continue our collective and

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individual journeys of diversity
and inclusion, learning and
discovery.

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individual journeys of diversity
and inclusion, learning and
discovery.