Diversity in the Workplace

1. Diversity in the Workplace Nicole Fiamingo

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3. Diversity • Diversity- differences among people • Race • Gender • Ethnicity • Sexual orientation • Age • Physical ability

5. 4 Layers Of Diversity • Personality • Internal Dimension  • age, ethnicity, sexual orientation • External Dimension  • income, religion, education, martial status • Organization Dimension  • seniority & work location

7. Pros of Diversity • Increase productivity • Increase marketing opportunities • Increase in employee recruitment • Increase in creativity • Improved business image

8. Pros of Diversity Continued • More viewpoints • Allows each employee to reach their potential • Social responsibility • Tax users become tax payers • Welfare  work

10. Cons of Diversity • Communication • Dealing with those that resist the change • Understanding others differences • Honoring religious/cultural holidays • People are threatened by the unknown • Mismanagement of diversity

12. What is your opinion on workplace diversity?

13. Dealing With Diversity • Be aware of one’s own biases • Watch what you say • Old people are so stubborn • Be aware of those around you

14. Diversity Quiz Diversity is just about race and gender. False

15. Racism is less prevalent in the year 2000 than it was in the 1960's False

16. White males, like other groups, benefit from diversity efforts. True

17. White students are more affected by their cultural or ethnic background than minority students. Everyone is affected, however white students dominate the mainstream culture.

18. All Hispanic students speak Spanish False

19. Asians are more intelligent than people from other cultural groups False

20. Deciding to vote for someone because they are a member of your race is not a bad thing to do because they will represent your interests. False

21. You can easily tell if someone is heterosexual or homosexual False

22. In a marriage, a man or a woman can choose to stay at home and take care of the children True

23. Questions?

24. Works Cited • Leadership 410 textbook • http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/HR022 • http://ezinearticles.com/?Diversity-in-the-Workplace:-Benefits,-Challenges-and-Solutions&id=11053 • http://www.hsbcusa.com/diversity/workplace • http://www.ask.com/bar?q=workplace+diversity&page=1&qsrc=121&ab=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Facademic.emporia.edu%2Fsmithwil%2F001fmg456%2Feja%2Fgoetz.html • http://www.ask.com/bar?q=Benefits+of+Creating+Diversity+in+the+Workforce&page=1&qsrc=6&ab=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diversityworld.com%2FDiversity%2Fworkforce_diversity.htm • http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3689/is_199709/ai_n8769799