Diversity Management – A Growth
Enabler
A workplace
is full of individual diversities and similarities. Diversities create
misunderstandings and similarities create competition; probably sometimes the negative
ones. Though, both have their own positives. To deal with all the negative
possibilities related to diversities and similarities, HR managers have to face
multiple challenges. To be more specific, converting these negative aspects
into positive vibes in a working environment requires more responsible hands.
It requires a robust diversity management structure in the organization.
Diversity
management is the key to development in organization when it comes to getting
over the fiercely competitive global marketplace. No organization can grow with
lack of cultural intelligence. Organizations seeking for global market must
welcome diversity at one end and one the other hand, they must be equipped for
diversity management. Diversity is not about the numbers only, but it’s about
how an organization treats its people validly.
Practice Authentically
HR leaders
do advocate diversity, but they are not enthusiastically practical about it. Diversity
is above having employees from multiple demographics. No one can buy diversity.
Organizations have to be authentic about their diversity practices, otherwise
employee and consumers will begin to doubt their leadership and authenticity.
It is all about responding to the needs of clients in a universal manner. Organizations
must adopt a long term strategy to engage diverse talent.
To save
products and services in international market, diversity in any business is
important to understand the psyche of different people around the globe.
Diversity in a business brings a different strategic approach for a different
set of people. Today, companies dealing in Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) have
been effectively practicing diversity from a marketing perspective. Diversity
is much more than just a multicultural issue. Diversity is about embracing many
different types of people, who stand for different things and represent cultural transformtion, generations, ideas, and thinking.
Diversity as Future Success Factor
IBM, one of
the leaders in global market, practices diversity management and it has become
a critical leadership factor for them. To better understand the future of
diversity management, it is important to relate it with a solid practical
situation occurred two decades ago when Information Technology (IT) was
considered as a cost center rather as a growth driver to businesses 20 years
ago. Today, IT has evolved as a profit center. It has become a high priority
for organizations. In fact the role of Chief Information Officers has started
transforming into Chief Executive Officer’s. Chief Diversity Officers are
experiencing the same role shift.
Currently,
in well-established and growing business, diverse leaders are making best use
of their functions. Diversity Management is all about focusing on talent which
can handle different people globally coming from a diverse range of communities
or groups or societies. The differences bring true opportunities for those who
want to learn and adversity to those who actually don’t understand its
importance!
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