Poor is the business man who hires for staff uniformity or the business woman who wishes she could clone herself in order to maintain quality control. Not only would they be poor in spirit but they would likely be short on profitability as well. This is because workplace diversity is no longer some touchy feely initiative that is ‘good to have’. It has become a business imperative with hard evidence proving that the world’s most profitable companies are businesses who have made diversity core to their operations and philosophy.
True corporate diversity is more than simply the workforce profile; it also refers to a company’s customers and business partners. You can determine a company’s commitment to workplace diversity by measuring the value it places on differences rather than fitting in. While you may assume that I am referring to differences in ethnicity when I refer to diversity, it is important to recognize that diversity in the workplace encompasses all of the following: gender, sexual orientation, national origin, education, marital status, primary language, religion, disability, social-economic status and age. READ MORE
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