Diversity is not just age, gender, race. it is much more complicated that we can imagine. In my opinion diversity is about our connectedness and our interactions where the lines cross. Diversity is a connection between our professional life and personal life and the framework for interrelationships between people. In the workplace we face employees with different cultural backgrounds, perceptions ,capabilities and disabilities that they bring to their workplace.…
In the workplace, the role of gender, race and ethnicity can influence the effectiveness of the company's performance. Diversity in an organization involves the development of a work culture where people of different races, genders and nationalities can blend to achieve the same goals. By studying various groups, we can determine the effects of diversity and what particular gender dominates in the workplace. In our society, there are occupations that economists call “pink collared jobs.”…
Diversity in the workplace is an immense and challenging idea. Diversity quite simply means, to have a variety. To apply diversity to the workplace would be to have a variety of people with different races, ethnicities, genders, and sexualities. In the articles “How Diversity Makes Us Smarter” by Katherine W. Phillips and “Diversity Doesn’t Stick Without Inclusion” by Laura Sherbin and Ripa Rashid, we are given the advantages of diversity and also reminded that inclusion is critical with diversity. These ideas are important because diversity allows for an assortment of ideas and thoughts while inclusion ensures the potential of a diverse workplace.…
Leadership from Mike Zeiders all the way to operations supervisors model many of the cultural norms and core values every day. They focus on continual process improvement by giving the staff freedom, allowing them to utilize yearly training requirements and encouraging individuals to deliver their personal best. Since most of the staff including the founder, Mike Zeiders, have military connections, a high level of standards, respect, honor, integrity, and diversity are highly valued. Similarly to the diversity you see in the military, Zeiders has a history of employing individuals from all walks of life. These differences are celebrated and encouraged.…
Diversity in the workplace allows an organization to explore multiple avenues of reasoning when dealing with work related situations. While several employees may have similar qualities…
As stated in 3.5 Safety no form of harassment is tolerated. We want the employees to be safe and have a comfortable place to come to work. If any employee feels uncomfortable by harassment it must be reported to the manager. If the manager is the employee creating harassment the employee must contact our corporate office to state a complaint. Termination is an automatic action if a form of harassment is caused.…
The location I live in is an area that lacks diversity. Throughout my schooling I have learned a great deal about learning with different cultures and remaining open and trying not to jump to conclusions that could potentially offend someone. However, we live somewhere where the culture is not rich. Most of the experience I have got working with other cultures has all came from professors and reading about other cultures. My location is one where there are many low-income individuals, and many are struggling with various drug abuse issues.…
This article and competency shares a relationship it simply explains the challenges and benefits of dealing with diverse cultural. Diversity is simply about setting a mindset of valuing differences in people and recognizing the similarities, it is not only about achieving results. It is vital that social workers understand how diversity characterizes and shapes the human experience. Although, a diversified workplace may have negative effects, consider it a key asset of any organization as they provide greater variety of solutions to problems, creating different ideas, allowing companies to provide services to customers on a global basis. Like social workers, in order to bring quality results together, employers must find solutions to manage…
Introduction When employees seek employment, they do so with the intent of performing well at their jobs, getting paid appropriately for their performance, and with the understanding that if they have a need that arises, their employer will try to accommodate them as best possible, if they have the means to do so. With a diverse workforce, religion and disability are two categories that will always vary among employees and how the company meets those needs. Companies are very diverse and with diversity come differences that everyone within the company must be aware of in order to be professional and respectful to everyone as not to offend anyone. Employers have to be mindful of the different religions and disabilities within their company…
1. My work related experiences is in this particular situation I forgot to return a phone call to one patient to confirm her appointment time because she rely on transportation from her family members to drop her off at her appointment do to her age which cause limited access to driving. Meanwhile; she manages to come in that day but she was angry. Her body language showed angry because she had no transportation to get back home. The first thing I did was apologize.…
The workforce, especially in more urban areas, can be a melting pot for a variety of cultures, religions, and ethnicities. The experience around groups who differ can be priceless. With education and awareness, one can appreciate a person for who they are and hearing more about their culture and religion to be an invaluable learning experience. The workplace also sometimes forces us to confront our own socialization, including what we had considered to previously be normal life experiences. Being a member of the population’s “majority” can be especially challenging in a workforce where that person is part of the racial minority.…
I hold stories and experience in high regard. So to elaborate on what I think wisdom is, I think back to my most recent job. I worked with three other fellows for the S.S. Badger as auto-attendants. My co-workers will be known as Mr. H, Mr. D, and Mr. Y. All three of us are the same age, but that is where much of the similarities end. Mr. Y was a super intelligent person.…
Diversity in the workplace incorporates the positives of life within the workplace. Workplace diversity acknowledges the differences of people through their gender, age, language, ethnicity, cultural background and skill sets as it is these qualities which can bring a wider range of skills and experiences. Workplace diversity roves the barriers which separate men from women in the engineering field, in doing this it ensures that the employees participate more and enjoy their working environment. This helps to create a more culturally rich recognising the differences of the employees in the workplace whilst also developing a higher achieving business. Engineering workplaces who embrace workplace diversity recognises the experiences different…
Public workforce hiring through the practice of diversity may have satisfied the local, state and even national government in times past, but it has outlived its sole usefulness in this day of prodigious professionalism. The majority of the public scowls at “inside deals” and the “good ole’ boy network,” nonetheless it is still seen in its entirety in some forums. Politically neutral competence has grown in popularity by necessity; professionalism is fundamental, relying on knowledge, education and experience. Although hiring based on politically neutral competence seems to be the soundest practice, it seems that some diversity does make sense, and has its place in the public workforce right alongside politically neutral competence based hiring. In these ever-changing times of equality and non-transparency, public sector employees should be hired using a mixture of…
Growing up in a family where moving from place to place, has been the only escape, but it has also given me the opportunity to be a part of numerous communities. After moving to different places for eleven years, I finally got the privilege to belong to the same community for six years continually. Like every other community, it’s not perfect but it's a place that I can call home. The diversity in my community is what I love the most.…