Workplace Diversity Essay

smiling more at work will give me the best results at changing the perception that I am always serious and unapproachable. Since my staff does not often see me smile I have no doubt that by improving upon this my staff will feel more optimism in the workplace. Another behavior that I would like to change is when I am in meetings that go for extended amounts of time or do not directly involve my departments I struggle to stay focused. I find myself checking emails, twirling my pen or shuffling…

student council. The biggest source of diversity in my life, however, is school. We have over two thousand students at my school. I have been in classes with every kind of person. I have had many different kinds of teachers. I have friendships with people who are white, black, Asian, Latino, Christian, Muslim, Hindu, straight, gay, male, and female. I interact with people that have views that are very opposite of mine. There is a lot of diversity in a place like high school, and if you…

corporations inhabiting it have extended their branches to multiple foreign markets, these companies’ workforces have naturally expanded to include greater diversity. Indeed, the diversity itself appears in many forms, including both a multitude of generations and a multitude of cultures. Unsurprisingly, this diversity of background brings with it a diversity of ideas; each generational group provides unique desires, strengths, and weaknesses, and each culture, represented by various employees,…

Workplace Culture and Diversity Working with staff members with generational differences For the veteran generation to meet safe patient care and optimal patient outcomes the manager should address the following: the manager would have to address communication since this group of nurses was taught to be respectful and to speak when spoken to. The manager would need to provide education on how to increase communication with other medical providers and patients. The manager would need to educate…

Diversity and organizations was all about learning how diversity in organizations is a beautiful, positive aspect for organizations. Even though diversity can be intimidating for some people, it is the diversity that creates the organization’s identity and development. Assessment of Leadership course was about analyzing different leaders and scenarios throughout…

architects in the United States are African-American, and 10 percent to 15 percent are females. Diversity has been a big problem in many areas but the one I talking about Is the engineering field. Many companies try to pride themselves on having a diverse workforce, one that is made up of individuals with the guild line of experiences and characteristics. Some of the key characteristics of workforce diversity include race, age, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, gender, and ability.…

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. I love going to school, seeing all different races, and hearing different languages being spoken while walking through the hallways. I appreciate the acceptance of people with different backgrounds,…

I believe that I will be successful in working, cooperating, and excelling with leaders, peers, and subordinates of different gender, color, ethnicity, and/or religion primarily due to my upbringing. From birth, diversity has surrounded me. With a Caucasian father and a Dominican mother, I have been indoctrinated into unique cultures and ways of life from an early age. The location in which I grew up, the New York Metropolitan Area, also significantly contributed to my ability to appreciate and…

angry because she had no transportation to get back home. The first thing I did was apologize. Working with patient’s everyday is very important to me knowing that I am helping someone else and this situation has taught me a valuable lesson that diversity has no age limit, gender, race and ethnicity to always maintain ethical standards. I will live up to the mission to capture…

Lesson 1: Communication skills The first issue being cultural diversity and communication skills. As an Indian myself, we are always, “ protect our own” and “never to bite the hands that feed you”. The Indian workers(In Assignment B) were suspicious of me with regards to the purpose of the workplace assessment and during a follow- up visits I observed that the workers ( except for the owner) did not read the recommendations in my report. Upon reflection whilst I explained to the owner, I…