Rasmussen‚ T. (1996). The ASTD trainer’s sourcebook: Diversity. New York‚ NY: McGraw-Hill. Managing diversity is both a challenge and an opportunity for management. It is a challenge because it requires organizational change; it means fostering a cultural environment that values differences and maximizes the potential of all employees. It is an opportunity because organizations that proactively address diversity have a competitive advantage. They are able to attract‚ motivate and retain high potential
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teachers‚ we must have a clear vision of the itinerary to keep the discussion on track and make use of extra motivation by preparing the students with a brief review. Ms. Shane stated in our interview that a great activity to begin integrating diversity is called "Human Differences." This activity is an easy three-step process. The students will: 1. Interview the other people in their group. Find out their ethnic and cultural background. Ask them what they feel are important parts of their culture
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Diversity in the Workplace Patricia Wooley Comm400 February 3‚ 2014 Merrill Mayper Diversity in the Workplace Richter (2011)‚ Diversity in and of itself is neither a good nor a bad thing. It’s what we do with it that renders its quality. (para. 1). I believe that as a manger you should always be diverse when communicating to your employees. Diversity is showing a great deal of variety; very different. When you are communicating with your employees you must realize that everyone is different. This
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Introduction Workplace diversity practices refer to efforts organizations engage in to provide an inclusive corporate culture that values differences and promotes opportunities for all employees. Traditionally‚ diversity programs have focused mostly on race and gender and other physical dimensions. However‚ today¡¦s definition of diversity covers a broad spectrum of individual and group differences ranging from work styles and generational perspectives to political and religious preferences.
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------------------------------------------------- Associate Program Material Diversity Worksheet Answer each question in 50 to 150 words. Provide citations for all the sources you use. 1. What is diversity? Why is diversity valued? The word diversity refers to something that is diverse‚ meaning allot of different kinds or types such as race‚ gender‚ age‚ ect.. (kagan‚ 2004). The direct pursuit brings people together that otherwise would never have met. Diversity provides options in life and helps some people in hard
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DIVERSITY IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Walking into a local Wal-Mart the first things noticeable is the many different people strolling by. There are African Americans‚ Caucasians‚ a Mexicans and much more. Just by the looks of it you can see that America is a very diverse place. Diversity can put an important influence on our complex society in America. Diversity is important to our nation because of the new values that are learned from each individual culture; it helps to overcome prejudices
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Diversity in a Workplace Discrimination are more common in workplaces‚ because some people only think of discrimination as making a distinction and judgment of a person based on color of skin. Discrimination goes far beyond color of skin. A person can be disseminated agonist for their age‚ disability‚ gender‚ religion‚ or even for being pregnant. In a workplace there are standards and policies in place to decrease the chances of a person being discriminated against. When the staff is diverse
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Libertin Stephans English 104 1/06/2012 Diversity Through a Kid Human nature is the reason diversity is such a huge controversy. Looking at the world all around us there are two different views of diversity. The first view is that there should be diversity because it is right and it brings out the best in people. On the other hand‚ diversity could also bring out the worst in people because of human nature. Both in the past and present‚ however‚ diversity has been seen to bring out the worst in people
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Diversity in America David A. Berkley ETH/125 October 7‚ 2012 Dr. Leah Mancuso Diversity in America It has become common today to dismiss the culture and ethnic diversity that we have in the United States of America. This paramount nation was founded on a basis of diversity‚ freedom and equality for all without admiration for a government that controls our thoughts‚ views and opinions. Americans today tend to believe we are equal and have rights that set us apart from other parts of the
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Do you think increasing age diversity will create new challenges for managers? What type of challenges do you expect will be most profound? Managers will face new challenges due to an increase in age diversity due to the potential generation gap between younger managers and older employees. Managing a team with an age difference may be challenging because different age groups have different opinions and perception of what is fair treatment and different methods of handling critical situations. Supervising
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