If I am reading that article correctly, he is referring to diversity as
a core competency of his (and other) organizations. That is an odd
linguistic use, but one I can understand.
From an individuals perspective (or equally from the perspective of
evaluating individuals for something) diversity is a property but not a
competency. A person can change their receptivity to diversity in
others, but can not change their own diversity. Going further, as far
as I can tell it is not meaningful to ask "is this individual diverse?"
Yours,
Joel
On 9/27/18 10:48 AM, Mallory Knodel wrote:
On 26/09/2018 14:01, John C Klensin wrote:
--On Wednesday, September 26, 2018 00:12 +0200 Eliot Lear
<lear@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
It's important that the IETF leadership be comprised of
individuals who have diverse genders, cultures and
backgrounds. The blindspots of monocultures, no matter their
dimension, can lead to solutions that themselves circumscribe
the value and relevance of our organization.
However, I've watched a couple of examples recently (neither of
the ones I have in mind had anything to do with the IETF or the
Internet although there is at least one closer to home) in which
diversity has become such a dominant consideration that subject
matter expertise and other job-specific skills are, at best,
secondary or tertiary considerations.
Diversity is a competency and an asset. Diverse perspectives *are*
subject matter expertise and job-specific skills.
Something to think about:
https://www.theengineroom.org/diversity-is-a-competency
-Mallory
