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Essay / Importance of Managing Diversity in the Workplace
Changes in the workplace create diverse work environments, it is the responsibility of the manager to identify the most relevant and irrelevant factors in such situations, when executed correctly at both an organizational and personal level or work groups enjoy certain benefitsOrganizational benefits:• More innovation and adaptability• High productivity, creativity and quality teamwork• Communication improved• Recruitment and retention rates• Assortment of viewpoints• Better public image• Greater customer loyalty• Decline in interpersonal conflicts• Fair and impartial working environmentPersonal benefits• Freedom to express our opinions and thoughts in a safe environment • Improving your support and value to yourself and others • Decreased levels of stress associated with marginalization • Acute sense of belonging • Better skills bring out the talents and skills needed at work • Personal contentment • Prospects for LearningBarriers such as stereotypes, discrimination, tokenism, and gender roles prevent a work group from fully reaping the benefits of a diverse work group. To overcome these barriers, organizations must promote nondiscrimination and motivate their employees to comply with federal laws, for example the Civil Rights Act of 1991 and the Equal Pay Act of 1963.6. Managing diversityLeadership plays a key role in managing diversity within a work group. Managers must act as role models and treat people exactly as they want them to be treated, and must also be able to foresee a positive, self-rewarding prophecy. A positive, self-rewarding prediction occurs when there is interaction with employees, based on assumptions that are competent and will help them succeed until they do not otherwise.6.1 Plan the steps of diversity management1. The first... middle of paper ...... respect for others and the work environment prevent men from expressing themselves. He argues that it is crucial for a manager constantly in contact with people to be able to manage emotions and explains that this helps us become more alive as human beings. He also suggests the two reasons below as to why people spend much of their time at work communicating with them.1. While we train people to become "actors", to succeed in the world of action, we do not actually train them to explore the world of emotions.2. Reasons why we fail to fully satisfy our needs. Therefore, it is crucial for us to take into account our feelings and start communicating with others, which will allow us to recognize the opinions, personalities, beliefs and values of others and overcome obstacles. individual differences and diversity.