Now the question comes to mind that is there a need to
manage diversity in the workplace. Some people opine that it is compulsory; on
the other hand some people even think that diversity calls for its management
only if it is not incorporated effectively. However, I feel we need to manage
the diversity so as to avoid the social and economic consequences for our
business. When the workers are marginalized by their co-workers or managers due
to differences, they feel alienated and hence resulting to low productivity, low
morale and low involvement of employees. Diversity strategy will have a leading
edge in productivity as well as retention of an employee.
Managing the diversity for the success of business is a
four-step process:
Step 1-Recognising the economic consequences to
the business.
One should realize that the lost opportunities, loss of productivity
potential employment law mistakes and employee turnover are some of
the economic consequences that a business undergoes when it does not implement
a strategy for diversity. This deficiency can retard the business growth.
Step 2- Developing
an effective strategy for Managing Diversity for Success
It
includes communicating with employees, assigning responsibilities, allocating financial
resources, establishing a diversity council or task force, building
accountability.
Step 3 - Implementing an action plan for
organizational change
It is the series of steps that need to be implemented.
· -
Communicating
the action plan.
· -Conducting
the initial diversity assessment.
· -Setting
diversity business goals.
· -Providing
employee training and development.
STEP 4-Evaluating the
diversity strategy
Here is a clear picture of how to effectively manage diversity in a workplace.
It is not just the duty of employers to manage
the diversity, in fact being the member of the company each individual must
drive their behavior in a way that promotes co-operation, trust and unity
among co-workers.
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References:
McAurthur, Elizabeth K.. "Diversity in the Workplace - Leading Association for Diversity Conferences and Collaboration." Diversity in the Workplace - Leading Association for Diversity Conferences and Collaboration. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Mar. 2014. <http://www.workforcediversitynetwork.com/res_articles_managingdiversity_mcarthur.
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