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Foster Cohesion
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Embodying diversity, equity, and inclusion and creating a sense of belonging

Overview

 

Under Goal 3, we will foster cohesion and inclusion by striving to make the Air District’s workforce more diverse and reflective of the communities we serve. To increase organizational cohesion, we will make sure everyone in the organization understands and respects the value of a diverse workforce, one that welcomes and includes everyone. 

We will become One Air District, where employees have a sense of belonging and understand and value how diverse backgrounds and expertise come together in support of the organization’s mission and vision. We will also be more united in our goal to advance environmental justice by increasing the capacity and effectiveness of employees, Board members and advisory bodies to integrate environmental justice into all aspects of our work. We will broaden all employees’ internal knowledge of the Air District and create more opportunities for relationship building among employees. 

To increase morale and overall organizational effectiveness, we will better recognize employees’ contributions. We will expand professional development opportunities to foster success, boost morale, and enhance workforce retention.

Embody Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
Become One Air District

Embody Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging

This Objective has 2 strategies being tracked

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We will build on our efforts to ensure the Air District’s workforce is diverse and reflective of the communities we serve to instill community trust and develop better solutions to air quality problems.  
Commitments
To achieve this strategy, we’ve created and will be tracking the following strategy commitments:
We will establish recruitment, retention, and advancement policies and practices that promote diversity and inclusion. We will review and revise our hiring practices to ensure they are inclusive and to remove any structural biases. We will implement targeted recruitment strategies, to attract candidates from diverse backgrounds and life experiences. We will also consider expanding our internship program to attract more young people from diverse backgrounds to the air quality field.

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We will create development programs tailored to the needs of employees from diverse backgrounds.

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We will regularly assess our recruitment, retention, and promotion rates for under-represented employees, especially in leadership positions.

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We will gather employee feedback and adjust our efforts as needed.

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We will build on our efforts to ensure the Air District’s workforce is diverse and reflective of the communities we serve to instill community trust and develop better solutions to air quality problems.  
Strategy Commitments

To achieve this strategy, we've created and will be tracking the following strategy commitments:

We will redouble our efforts to consider diversity, equity, and inclusion in our work, including internal and external decision-making, policies, procedures, regulations, funding initiatives, public outreach, planning, and in our hiring practices.

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We will also conduct annual diversity and unconscious bias training for people at all levels of the organization, with a focus on those making hiring and promotional decisions

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Become One Air District

This Objective has 4 strategies being tracked

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We will broaden internal knowledge of Air District activities and create opportunities for relationship building to increase understanding of how different roles and perspectives come together in support of the organization’s mission and vision.   
Strategy Commitments

To achieve this strategy, we've created and will be tracking the following strategy commitments:

We will break down siloes to become One Air District. We will build all employees’ knowledge of the Air District, across the organization.

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We will enhance opportunities for knowledge sharing through more engagement events and opportunities for people to share information and collaborate

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We will create opportunities for relationship building across divisions to create a One Air District culture, where people feel connected to each other and to the overall mission of the organization.

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We will develop “job shadowing” opportunities where employees can experience the work of their peers, to broaden their understanding of the challenges, opportunities, and connections to their own work.

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We will also develop an internal communications program, building a One Air District story that helps everyone see the connections of their individual efforts to the entire organization.

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We will increase the capacity and effectiveness of employees, Board members, and advisory bodies to advance better integrate environmental justice into all aspects of our work.
Strategy Commitments

To achieve this strategy, we've created and will be tracking the following strategy commitments:

We will build our knowledge, expertise, and capacity across the organization to work with communities. We will train Board and Advisory Committee members, and employees at all levels of the organization on environmental justice principles and issues.

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To ensure training programs are effective, we will add advancing environmental justice and equity as a core competency in all employees’ performance plans and reviews.

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We will also recruit candidates with environmental justice expertise, who have experience living in or working with communities harmed by air pollution.

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We will develop environmental justice teams, who will work across the organization to integrate environmental justice in our work, ensuring deeper connections with communities we serve. Environmental justice teams would review compliance with civil rights laws such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and California Government Code section 11135.

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We will better recognize employees’ contributions to increase morale and overall organizational effectiveness.
Strategy Commitments

To achieve this strategy, we've created and will be tracking the following strategy commitments:

The Air District will develop and implement an incentive program which could include awards or bonuses based on achievement.

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We will better recognize employees who lead by example and exemplify the core values of the organization.

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We will also recognize employees through performance evaluations that reward and encourage employees to engage in cross-functional learning, collaboration, innovation, and skill development opportunities.

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We will expand professional development opportunities to foster success and diversity, boost morale, enhance workforce retention, and improve overall organizational effectiveness.
Strategy Commitments

To achieve this strategy, we've created and will be tracking the following strategy commitments:

We will help employees build a career path and gain institutional knowledge. We will do this through an expanded mentoring program to encourage employees to join and develop skills as mentors and mentees.

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For new employees, the Air District will develop more detailed and comprehensive on-boarding to help them know the organization and feel able to publicly represent the Air District.

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We will also develop comprehensive training and cross-training on Air District programs for employees. In addition, we will consider more comprehensive performance reviews that encourage employees to explore opportunities to develop skills, as described in Strategy 3.2 Recognize Employees.

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In addition, we will consider more comprehensive performance reviews that encourage employees to explore opportunities to develop skills, as described in Strategy 3.2 Recognize Employees.

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