• What stereotypes are you aware of that relate to your sex, racial/ethnic group, religion, and age?
• List some stereotypes about male executives and female executives, along with your opinions as to their accuracy.
• If you were to overhear a co-worker making a joke demeaning to a particular minority group, how would you respond?
• What would your response be to a sexist cartoon or photograph on a co- worker's bulletin board?
• If you were posted to a branch in a far-off culture, how would you feel as a minority outsider?
• If co-workers were to ask you to take on some extra duties so that they can attend a religious observance, how would you feel and respond?
• A talented co-worker, a member of a visible minority, tells you, "I'm quitting tomorrow." You suspect the resignation has to do with the fact that the organizational climate is not supportive. How do you respond?
• In his memos, a manager uses gender-specific terms like policeman and fireman, and always uses the pronoun "he" when referring to people of both sexes. Do you tell him that the organizational culture no longer supports sexist language, or do you ignore the problem altogether?