Search for Similarities: Diversity in the Workplace

Want to develop effective working relationships with diverse people at work? Start with similarities, not differences, among people when you build relationships. Diversity in the workplace adds a special richness, but also special challenges. As a human resources professional, manager, supervisor, coworker, staff member or business owner, effective diverse work relationships are critical for your success.

In a recent survey of a giant corporate entity, they found more similarities than differences, especially in the categories respondents rated as most important to them. People agreed about what inspires their commitment to a particular employer. People cited the following factors as important.

• They supported their company's business plan,
• They had a chance to use their skills on the job,
• Their reward package was competitive, and
• The company acted on employee suggestions.

People also agreed on what organizations need to improve: employee input and promoting the best performers while helping the worst performers get better. Additionally, the employees want to know how their job affects internal and external customers. They want to understand how their job contributes to the accomplishment of company business goals. They want a safe work environment and highly rated products and services.

Recommendations for Diverse Workplace Success
In response to the research, the organizations can concentrate on four areas with their employees.
• Keep your company effective, winning, and on the right track.
• Help people, supplied with needed resources; use their talents and skills to contribute to the overall accomplishment of organization objectives.
• Respect and value people and recognize and act on their contributions.
• Create an environment in which people have interesting work and enjoy their coworkers.

By Priti Shah
Laurent & Benon Management Consultants Ltd, a public limited company with its corporate office Gurgaon with Pan-India presence. We as an organization strive to offer the right Human Resource Solutions at the right time and enable our clients to enhance the net worth of their human resource capital.

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