DIVERSITY AND HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Mike Natale Capstone Dr. Lepervanche
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1. Mike NataleCapstoneDr. Lepervanche
2. Diversity of Thought and Experience Diversitys Impact on
Recruiting Diversity Impact on Employees andCustomers Diversity
Impact on Business
3. The impact of diversity and inclusion is feltthroughout our
society and it is due tosocietal norms shifting that the impact has
ledto changes in perception of diversity andinclusion within the
workplace. The purposeof this presentation is to discuss
andhighlight the impact of diversity andinclusion at all levels of
an organization, aswell as the continued need for focus ondiversity
and inclusion efforts with regards toHuman Resource
Management.
4. Diversity of thought requires you to surroundyourself with
individuals that dont thinklike you. Thats hard to do because
ournatural tendency is to be with people thatshare our views. It
can beirritating, disturbing and disruptive tosurround yourself
with individuals that areopposite of you. Its challenging to manage
ateam that has unique and differentperspectives
5. The Census Bureau recently reported that theUS minority
population currently exceeds 100million people. As the United
States population becomesmore diverse, companies that do
notproactively participate diversity recruitingwill lose ground to
those companies that aresuccessful at it. Diversity recruiting and
general recruiting aremerging and becoming indistinguishable.
6. Employing and retaining a diverse workforceensures your
business is more appealing to awider customer base and ensures that
there is aricher employee base of creativity. Customers are more
likely to identify and patrona business that shows diversity which
representsthe diversity that the customer presents. Without
carefully incorporating training andbroad communication, diversity
has the potentialto be destructive to employee retention.
7. Research does show that there is an empiricallink between a
diverse workforce and a betterperforming employee base. Increased
diversity of the workforce cansometimes cause problems and
conflict. Recruiting and retaining a diverse workforcecan result in
measureable and markedimprovements in a companys long-term
8. It is clear to see that recruiting and retaining a
diverseworkforce is results in a more inclusive and engageemployee
and results in a more engage and broadercustomer base. However, a
company must carefullyplan and execute a diversity initiative with
theinvolvement and planning assistance of HumanResource Management
to appropriately engagecurrent employees and attract and retain
futurediverse employees. By utilizing a diverseworkforce, employees
are able to bring their wholeselves to work, which results in a
more productiveand creative work environment for all employees.
Itis important to remember that diversity encompassesmuch more than
the traditional or standard fewcategories, which include race,
gender, or sexualorientation.