Diversity is Critical to Readiness - correct answer (Government Accountability Office GAO published a report titled GAO-05-90)
High performing
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1. Foster a work environment in which people are enabled and motivated to contribute to mission accomplishments
2. provide both accountability and fairness of all employees
3. Inclusive, draws on employee strengths
- current combat missions and terrorism operate among diverse cultures
- increases the need for specialized talent
- increased use of collaborative work structures
Harrassment - correct answer Behavior that is unwelcome or offensive to a reasonable person, whether oral, written, or physical, that creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive environment
Examples of Harrassment - correct answer - electronic communications, including social media, other forms of communication, and in person
- includes offensive jokes, epithets, ridicule or mockery, insults or put-downs, displays of offensive objects or imagery, stereotyping, intimidating acts, veiled threats of violence, threatening or provoking remarks, racial or other slurs, derogatory remarks about a persons accent, or displays of racially offensive symbols
- Activities or actions undertaken for a proper military or governmental purpose, such as combat survival training, are NOT considered harassment
All service members must: - correct answer Foster a culture and work environment free from harrassment
Discriminatory Harrassment - correct answer Unwelcome conduct based on race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity), National origin, or sexual orientation
Sexual Harrassment - correct answer Conduct that involves unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and deliberate or repeated offensive comments or gestures of a sexual nature
Bullying - correct answer A form of harrassment that includes acts of aggression by service members or DoD civilian employees, with a nexus to military service, with the intent of harming a service member either physically or psychologically, without a proper military or other governmental purpose
Examples of Bullying: - correct answer - may involve singling out an individual from his or her coworkers, or unit, for ridicule because he or she is considered different or weak. It often involves an imbalance of power between the aggressor and the victim
- can be conducted through the use of electronic devices or communications and by other means including social media as well as in person
-Exclusion
Hazing - correct answer Conduct through which service members or DoD employees, without a proper military or governmental purpose but with a nexus to military service, physically or psychologically injures or creates a risk of physical or psychological injury to service members for the purpose of initiation into, admission into, affiliation with, change in status or position within, or as a condition for continued membership in any military or DoD civilian organization.
Can be done with the use of electronic devices or communications and by other means including social media as well as in person.
- Initiation / Inclusion
Retaliation - correct answer Encompasses illegal, impermissible, or hostile actions taken by a service member's chain of command, peers, or coworkers as a result of making or being suspected of making a protected communication in accordance with DoDD 7050.06 (Military Whistleblower Protection). [Show Less]