NCUA headquarters. (Source: NCUA)
A month after creating an Office of Ethics Council, the NCUA announced it has launched a new Culture, Diversity and Inclusion Council.
According to a statement released by the NCUA, Chairman Rodney Hood said, "For the NCUA to carry out its mission effectively, every staff member should be respected, and diversity and inclusion should be truly fostered."
Rodney E. Hood, chairman of the National Credit Union Administration. by Steven Halperson / Tisara Photo
The mission of the council "is to build an organizational culture where shared values, beliefs and behavioral norms around the principles of equity, diversity, inclusion, engagement and leadership align with the NCUA's strategic priorities to optimize the agency's performance," according to the NCUA.
The council will be made up of 18 employees who are in supervisory and non-supervisory roles from across different business units in the agency.
According to the NCUA, the new council's first step will be to conduct "an agency-wide survey to examine the NCUA's current organizational culture and to identify areas for improvement."
"Fostering the NCUA's culture is not an endpoint. Instead, it is an ongoing process, and it is made up of taking the right steps to meet challenges and respond to a changing environment on a continuous basis. The NCUA Board and the entire leadership team are all committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive culture where every employee feels valued and respected," Hood said.
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