DOI Dignity & Respect Campaign

Office of the Secretary - Policy Management and Budget


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On August 27, 2014, at its annual Multi-Cultural Day Program, Interior launched its Dignity and Respect Campaign. The campaign's goal is to achieve a more inclusive workplace through increased awareness of how individual behavior contributes to inclusion. The campaign involves practicing "30 Tips of Dignity and Respect" - simple acts that everyone can do to promote behavioral and organizational change.

All employees are encouraged to practice the tips and take the Dignity and Respect Pledge at: http://www.dignityandrespect.org/DOI  Thumbs up

 

Practice the 30 Tips of Dignity and Respect!   (Click on "Tips" to view videos)

Practice the Tips!

Sometimes it's the smallest things that have the biggest impact. By practicing one of the 30 Tips of Dignity & Respect every day, each of us can make the world a better place for all to live-with all of our differences.

Tip 1: Sweat the small stuff.

Its often the small things, such as being kind and courteous, that make a difference.

Tip 2: Smile.

A smile can be contagious.

Tip 3: Be considerate.

Your words and actions affect others.

Tip 4: Say "Hello."

You could make someon's day.

Tip 5: Say "Thank you."

Gratitude is a gift that's never to small to give.

Tip 6: Reinvent the wheel.

Do something that hasn't already been done.

Tip 7: Be Open.

Try to experience new thoughts and ideas as learning opportunities.

Tip 8: Be flexible.

Things don't always go as planned. Adapt to changing conditions when necessary.

Tip 9: Join the team.

Do your part to support teamwork.

Tip 10: Be a relationship builder.

Seek ways to expand your network.

Tip 11: Treat others the waythey want to be treated.

Find out what respect means to others.

Tip 12: Be culturally competent.

Differences are barriers only if we allow them to be.

Tip 13: Break the ice.

Start a conversation with someone new.

Tip 14: Demonstrate mutual respect.

Inclusion means being respectful regardless of position or title.

Tip 15: Ask.

It's okay to ask when you're not sure.

Tip 16: Find common ground.

Discover what you have in common.

Tip 17: Communicate respectfully.

It's not just what you say, but how you say it.

Tip 18: Practice patience.

Take time to get the full story.

Tip 19: Seek understanding.

It's better to not fully understand than to fully misunderstand.

Tip 20: Share your point of view.

Everyone has a perspective. Let others benefit from yours.

Tip 21: Get someone else's point of view.

After sharing your perspective, give others a chance to share theirs.

Tip 22: Lead the way.

Let your inclusive behavior light a path for others.

Tip 23: Do the right thing.

Be Fair.

Tip 24: Listen.

People feel respected when they know you're listening to their point of view.

Tip 25: Remember, we all make mistakes.

Resist the urge to point out the ones others make.

Tip 26: Get involved.

Make a difference. Get caught being good.

Tip 27: Become a mentor.

You-yes, you-can help others relaize their potential.

Tip 28: Take a healthy step.

Do something good for your health and encourage a friend to join you.

Tip 29: Lend a hand.

A little help can go a long way.

Tip 30: Be a champion of dignity and respect.

Encourage others to do the same.

 

 

Secretary Jewell Supports Dignity & Respect Campaign

Transcript:

HI, EVERYBODY. I'M SALLY JEWELL, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, AND IT'S GREAT TO BE WITH YOU TODAY, AT LEAST ON VIDEO IF NOT IN PERSON, FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR'S MULTICULTURAL DAY. I FEEL SO FORTUNATE TO WORK WITH 70,000 PUBLIC SERVANTS WHO ARE DEDICATED TO OUR WORK EVERY SINGLE DAY. AND WE DO MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE ACROSS THE DIVERSITY OF THINGS THAT WE OVERSEE AND THE MISSIONS THAT WE STAND UP. I ALSO KNOW THAT EVERY DAY, WE AS INDIVIDUAL HUMAN BEINGS APPRECIATE BEING TREATED WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT. SO WE'RE GOING TO BE JOINING AN INTERNATIONAL EFFORT. THIS EFFORT, CALLED THE DIGNITY AND RESPECT CAMPAIGN, STARTED WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER, WHERE THEY REALIZED THAT SOMETIMES THEIR PATIENTS DIDN'T FEEL LIKE THEY WERE BEING TREATED WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT. PEOPLE WERE HEAD DOWN DOING THEIR JOBS, BUT THEY WEREN'T ACTUALLY LOOKING UP AND LOOKING AT EACH OTHER AND GREETING EACH OTHER AND SMILING. AND SO THEY LAUNCHED THIS REALLY SIMPLE CAMPAIGN-- 30 LITTLE TIPS TO DO THINGS THAT NOT ONLY MAKE EACH OF US FEEL VALUED AS COWORKERS, BUT ALSO HELP OUR CUSTOMERS AND THOSE THAT WE SERVE FEEL VALUED BY THE WAY THAT WE GREET THEM, BY THE WAY THAT WE TREAT THEM. SO I'M DELIGHTED THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR IS JOINING THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER AND A HUNDRED OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS DIGNITY AND RESPECT CAMPAIGN, AND I KNOW WHEN WE DO THAT, WE WILL MAKE OUR VISITORS TO OUR PUBLIC LANDS, THOSE THAT WE SERVE IN INDIAN COUNTRY, THOSE THAT WE SERVE THROUGH REGULATIONS AND OTHER PARTS OF OUR OPERATIONS FEEL LIKE THEY'VE GOT A PARTNER IN THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR WHERE THEY FEEL RESPECTED AND THEY SUPPORT THE WORK WE DO JUST AS WE SUPPORT THE WORK THAT THEY DO. SO PLEASE JOIN ME IN TREATING EVERYONE WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT, BEING NICE TO EACH OTHER, SAYING HI, GREETING EACH OTHER IN THE HALLWAY, AND LET'S CREATE A GREAT PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO WORK AT INTERIOR AND THE PUBLIC LANDS THAT PEOPLE COME AND VISIT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

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