Hidden Layers of

Diversity in Building a
High Performance Team
MiaMallory,MD
AssociateDean,OfficeofDiversity&Inclusion,UniversityofCincinnatiCollegeofMedicine
AssociateProfessor,DepartmentofPediatrics,CincinnatiChildrensHospitalMedicalCenter

JamesE.Page,Jr.,MBA
VicePresidentandChiefDiversityOfficer,JohnsHopkinsMedicine

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Pick The Team

Exercise

Introducing
Pediatric International Hospital

You are to serve with a Management-Based Task Force at

Pediatric International Hospital (PIH) that is working to identify and address the
key issues of suburban expansion.
You are asked to select four (4) individuals to fill the
necessary roles that the Board has identified:
Clinical Management, Finance, IT/Systems, Business Development.
GOAL:
Select the best 4 individuals from a slate of 12
o The Task Force requires 4 roles (listed as Talent Roles in the scenario).
o There are 3 employees that fit in each of these 4 talent roles.
o You are to pick only 1 person from each of these talent roles.

IT

Fin.

Clin.
Mgmt.
Bus.
Dev.

SHARE YOUR ANSWERS

IT

Fin.

Clin.
Mgmt.
Bus.
Dev.

SHARE YOUR ANSWERS

Who did you select for the

Business Development role?
a.

Sally
Jayakumar

b.

Jacob
Rosenberg

c.

Dean
Washington

0
a.

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b.

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c.

Who did you select for the

Clinical Management role?
a.

Lori
Carter

b.

c.

Lola
Ruiz

Sonia
Subharwal

0
a.

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b.

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Who did you select

for the Finance role?
1
a.

Albert
Frederickson

b.

Francis
Reed

c.

JingTao
Tan
a.

b.

c.

Who did you select

for the IT/Systems role?
a.

Colleen
Dealph

b.

Jane
Morgan

c.

Tim
Rodriguez

0
a.

0
b.

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[debrief
see question in notes]

The Evolution of

Pick The Team

Who would you rather have as your

manager?
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B.
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A. 33%
B. 33%
C. 33%

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Location of
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Attributes
in Men vs
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Titles

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Appearance

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Surprising
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Family Size/
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Location of
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Attributes
in Men vs
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Titles

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Status

Seniority

Military
Experience

Parental
Status

Couple
Status

Work
Style

Education
Division/
Department/
Unit/Group

Personal
Habits
Geographic
Location

Work
Location

Cognitive
Ability

Learning
Style
Ethnicity

Personality

Age

Race

Sexual
Orientation

Appearance

Income

Physical
Abilities

Work
Background

Language

Gender
Identity

Decision-Making
Style

Religious
Beliefs

Title
Recreational
Activities

Functional Level/
Classification

Work
Content/
Field

Physical
Ability

Gender
Identity
Geographic
Location

Education

Parental
Status

All our knowledge

has its origins in
perceptions.
Leonardo da Vinci

[discussion
see question in notes]

Questions?
Thank you!