How To Manage Workplace Diversity (Part 2)

Managing diversity means accepting people’s differences and recognizing these differences as a valuable input to the company. These management practices prevent discrimination and it promotes inclusiveness.

It is important for businesses to apply policies and practices into the workforce to create solid diverse teams. Research has shown that well-managed diverse teams are more creative, and effective at problem solving than homogeneous teams. However, if these diverse teams are poorly managed it can result in a lower performance scale because of its miscommunication and lack of trust among its members.

Each employee should feel included, valued and rewarded to improve his productivity and to lessen the company’s employee turnover. A commitment from the top management and both employees and managers can result in an inclusive and harmonious workplace.

For more tips on how to manage workplace diversity, please refer to the video below.