COMM311-DEV: Journal 5.4: Diversity and Inclusion

5b Assess how intercultural communication can affect interpersonal relationships in the workplace (CLO 1, CLO 3, CLO 4, CLO 5)
5d Compare diversity and inclusion practices in different workplace settings (CLO 5)

Journal 5.4: Diversity and Inclusion

Return to your course journal and respond under the Journal 5.4 — Diversity and Inclusion heading:

How do you feel when you are not fully included in a group, but you want to be?
What is it like to feel like you belong to a group, but not feel safe being your unique self (assimilation)?
What is it like to feel that your uniqueness is needed to accomplish something but that, otherwise, you do not really feel as if you belong as a member of the group (differentiation)?
How can you, as a group member or a leader, help others feel truly included? What questions can you ask? How can you balance helping someone feel that they belong and that their uniqueness is valued as well?

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