Putting Multicultural Organization Development MCOD to Work Ria

Putting Multicultural Organization Development (MCOD) to Work Ria Vigil and Shannon Archibeque-Engle, Ph. D. President’s Commission on Diversity and Inclusion Retreat June 12, 2017

Agenda • Review Multicultural Organization Development (MCOD) • Indicators of two stages • Strategies to move forward • Application to unit

Jackson & Hardiman MCOD Continuum Exclusionary Club Compliance Affirming Monocultural Non-Discriminatory Blatant exclusion or token presence of marginalized group members Marginalized group members encouraged, but expected to fit in. Commitment to the status quo. Redefining Multicultural/ Inclusive Multicultural Culture, climate, and system experience fundamental, sustainable change.

MCOD • Stage 1: Exclusionary Organization Ø No way • Stage 2: “The Club” Ø Our way or the highway • Stage 3: The Compliance Organization Ø The letter of the law • Stage 4: The Affirming Organization Ø We welcome “diverse candidates” • Stage 5: The Redefining Organization Ø In transition, actively working to center inclusion • Stage 6: The Multicultural Organization Ø We consistently live inclusion values and practices

Stages 2 and 3 • Small groups • Using worksheet, answer and discuss questions of your assigned MCOD stage. • Report out What are the indicators of your assigned stage?

Facilitating Progress • • Small groups Stages 2 and 3 Choose 3 -5 steps Create a strategic implementation plan to move organization to the next stage • In your plan address the following • • What strategies would need to be used to gain buy-in? What resources would be needed? What obstacles would be faced? Who should be a part of the implementation? • Report out

Now what: put it to work What are two or three strategies you can take back to inform your unit’s diversity plan?

“The culture of any organization is shaped by the worst behavior the leader is willing to tolerate. ” Gruenter and Whitaker, 2015