Diversity is the Key to A Stimulating Work Environment
We all work
someplace. Most of us work in an
environment where we have work colleagues around us all day. The collegial environment in which we work
means a lot for satisfaction, peace of mind and the ability to work with
colleagues which we enjoy.
Diversity is the key to a
stimulating work environment. The more
differences that a work environment possesses, the better the environment
is. Why is that the case? Easy.
Everyone brings something different to the table. Everyone sees the question differently,
depending upon his or her own background.
Economic circumstances, racial, gender, sexual orientation, geographic
origins, educational skill attainment—everyone has a different set of biases
and skills that when added together, provides a rich, synergistic environment
in which to work.
An environment where employees are
Native American, Asian American, Hispanic, Greek, African American, and
Caucasian provides a wide plethora of differences to be able to see a problem
from many viewpoints. The ability to see
a problem from many different and divergent viewpoints allows many different
perspectives to be considered when making a decision which affects
everyone.
In
today’s flat world, we argue that it is of utmost importance to be able to have
a wide degree of diversity in the workplace.
Multi-cultural employees enrich and enhance the environment to a higher
degree than ever before.
When
you are hiring new staff members, look very carefully at your diversity
quotient. If everyone looks like you,
now is the time to make a change and make things look differently. Yes, it may appear challenging and difficult;
however, the new “different” team members want a chance to show you that they
too can contribute to the team. What is
often discovered is that their contributions are normally greater than ever
expected. The team is richer, wiser and
more effective when as diverse a team as possible is playing.
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