Introduction
A SOAR Personal Diversity Analysis is an assessment of the strengths, opportunities, and results of a person or an organization. This process is intended to maximize retention of my diversity awareness in relation to my self-awareness of aspects of diversity in general and in my workplace. Through this presentation, I will demonstrate an individual awareness of my beliefs, biases, and attitudes and how they influence the culture in my workplace.
Strengths
Apart from the mentioned strengths, I am emotionally intelligent, and I have an abundance of creativity as a result of my unique approach to problem-solving. Furthermore, embracing my diverse traits allows me to relate to others and provide them with unique perspectives (Zarestky & Cole, 2017). These traits include the fact that I am proud of my ethnicity, culture, and language background, and I do not hold them against my colleagues because of their differences.
My determination is an element of my identity that I highly value. Dedication to whatever I do is vital because it allows me to enjoy my work. Diversity is a strength because it allows me to be grateful for what I have while accepting what I lack. This is because we are all unique; for example, I am strong at communication but not technical skills such as handiwork. Finally, inclusion is beneficial since being in a group allows me to learn. As a group member, I can improve others through what I provide while they improve me.
Opportunities
Taking a cultural studies class will help me further understand the importance of diversity and how different cultures have shaped humanity. Joining clubs with people who share my background will help me promote diversity. To overcome my personal biases, I can identify them in the workplace and avoid situations where they might trigger me. Some aspects of my family background that I could learn more about are my heritage and the culture, values, and history of my family.
I am introverted, which is not always an advantage in the workplace, but I can use it to my advantage by listening carefully to others and gaining insight into how they feel. I can use my competitive side to motivate others as well. I could leverage these traits in an environment where people work together. In this environment, I would also be able to assist others in becoming successful by being a leader and fulfilling their needs while gaining their trust.
Aspirations
Learning more about my cultural identity can help me become a better person and make me feel confident in my decisions. In this way, my cultural communication skills will improve, and other people will be able to understand my point of view, which is based on my culture. Understanding my cultural prejudices and stereotypes will help me become more sensitive. This will benefit the organization by increasing diversity and inclusion. By understanding the stereotypes, I can help change them in the organization. As a result, this can help improve the organizational culture.
Results
By improving my self-awareness, I could understand myself and others better. In doing so, I would improve my knowledge of interpersonal relationships, which can help me make more effective decisions for the work environment and the organization. Self-awareness is key to understanding how one person differs from another and how these differences can shape one’s behavior (Cosby, 2018). By focusing on the task at hand, I will see things more clearly and therefore make better decisions based on facts instead of assumptions.
Conclusion
Through the SOAR analysis, I have learned that diversity is beneficial when it promotes unity, understanding, and growth. In addition, it has enabled me to analyze my personal and family background. Through these analyses, I have learned that my family background is an aspect of my ethnic identity. As a result, I can improve my cultural communication skills by understanding the stereotypes and prejudices of my family background. In addition, I can use my decision-making skills to identify those stereotypes and prejudices in the workplace. This will result in more effective communication and more opportunities for diversity and inclusion.
References
Cosby, M. (2018). Strategic Planning: Using SWAT or SOAR Analysis to Improve your organization. Temple University Libraries. Web.
Zarestky, J., & Cole, C. S. (2017). Strengths, opportunities, aspirations, and results: An emerging approach to organization development. New Horizons in Adult Education and Human Resource Development, 29(1), 5-19. Web.