Blessed to Celebrate and Learn
Every human being is made in the image of God, and as the Church, we should be diverse in culture but one in Christ. At NBC, we are blessed with opportunities to celebrate and learn from diversity.
It can take many forms – race, ethnicity, gender, age, education, skills, upbringing, thinking style, physical abilities, and management status. Biographer Doris Kearns Goodwin said, “Good leadership requires you to surround yourself with people of diverse perspectives who can disagree with you without fear of retaliation.” By fostering an environment where diversity of thought and experience is brought together by singleness of mission, we are better able to prepare adults to evangelize, disciple, and minister to the world.
Diversity is generally believed to bring at least three distinct positives to the workplace: creativity, better customer service, and professional development. (Read more on the topic here: https://www.devry.edu/blog/diversity-in-the-workplace.html)
How have you seen diversity add value to situations at NBC?
You can read more here:
https://hbr.org/2019/03/why-inclusive-leaders-are-good-for-organizations-and-how-to-become-one
https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/hr-topics/behavioral-competencies/global-and-cultural-effectiveness/pages/diverse-thinking-encourages-innovation.asp
Published: 03/15/2024
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