Managing Cultural Diversity in the Workplace
Managing a wide range of cultural diversity in the Australian workplace impossible.
We are now in the 21st century and immigrants are entering Australia in greater numbers than they did a decade ago. Nearly double, 70,200 in 1999–00 to 168,685 in 2010–11 (Australian Bureau of Statistics.)[4]
The workforce demographics have indeed changed and a reflection of these changes are occurring in the workforce. Cultural misunderstandings and language barriers are enormous obstacles to overcome for effective work relationships. The changing demands of the workplace and global competition among companies is increasing ,effective ways to meet the needs of diverse employees and customers.
The workforce now has a suggestion of different places, cultures, and backgrounds. Different values, beliefs and behaviours are now bought into our workplace. Workplaces need to know how to manage these differences and allow individuality to reach their fullest potential while in pursuit of organisations objectives. Diversity and the factors that make us diverse and one’s own identity which can create barriers that prevent the acceptance of diversity.
There is evidence to suggest the Diversity is possible.in the workplace and has been happening for sometime, after all Australia was built by immigrants and migrants. Education has been needed successfully to address barriers on an individual and supervisory level. Accountability and individual’s responsibility are also relative to accepting and promoting diversity within the workplace. Included in this assessment is a strategy for workplaces to be effective in managing diversity with a description of FAIR http://alexanderconsultingsbiz.com) and also a five step conflict resolution tool. (www.crawfordsworld.com)
Diversity has been considered in programs such as Affirmative Action or Equal Employment Opportunity initiatives, Discrimination, written in Law link by attorney general and justice (lawlink.nsw.government.) The Equal Opportunity
We are now in the 21st century and immigrants are entering Australia in greater numbers than they did a decade ago. Nearly double, 70,200 in 1999–00 to 168,685 in 2010–11 (Australian Bureau of Statistics.)[4]
The workforce demographics have indeed changed and a reflection of these changes are occurring in the workforce. Cultural misunderstandings and language barriers are enormous obstacles to overcome for effective work relationships. The changing demands of the workplace and global competition among companies is increasing ,effective ways to meet the needs of diverse employees and customers.
The workforce now has a suggestion of different places, cultures, and backgrounds. Different values, beliefs and behaviours are now bought into our workplace. Workplaces need to know how to manage these differences and allow individuality to reach their fullest potential while in pursuit of organisations objectives. Diversity and the factors that make us diverse and one’s own identity which can create barriers that prevent the acceptance of diversity.
There is evidence to suggest the Diversity is possible.in the workplace and has been happening for sometime, after all Australia was built by immigrants and migrants. Education has been needed successfully to address barriers on an individual and supervisory level. Accountability and individual’s responsibility are also relative to accepting and promoting diversity within the workplace. Included in this assessment is a strategy for workplaces to be effective in managing diversity with a description of FAIR http://alexanderconsultingsbiz.com) and also a five step conflict resolution tool. (www.crawfordsworld.com)
Diversity has been considered in programs such as Affirmative Action or Equal Employment Opportunity initiatives, Discrimination, written in Law link by attorney general and justice (lawlink.nsw.government.) The Equal Opportunity