VALUING DIVERSITY “To keep the Golden Rule we must put ourselves in other people’s places. If we had the imagination to do that. . . fewer bitter judgments would pass our lips, fewer racial, national, and class prejudices would stain our lives.” ---Harry Emerson Fosdick Introduction to Workplace Diversity
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VALUING DIVERSITY “To keep the Golden Rule we must put ourselves in other people’s places. If we had the imagination to do that... fewer bitter judgments.
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VALUING DIVERSITY
“To keep the Golden Rule we must put ourselves in other people’s places. If we had the imagination to do that. . . fewer bitter judgments would pass our lips, fewer racial, national, and class prejudices would stain our lives.”
Persons with disabilities are being better accommodated
More diverse ethnic groups are being absorbed and accepted
Defining Culture & Diversity
Culture the cumulative deposit of knowledge,
experience, beliefs, values, attitudes and religion by a group of people
Diversity the quality or state of having many different
forms, types, ideas, etc.; variety
Workplace Diversity
Workplace diversity refers to the variety of differences between people in an organization. That sounds simple, but diversity encompasses race, gender, ethnic group, age, personality, cognitive style, tenure, organizational function, education, background and more.
Cultural Diversity in the Workplace
Cultural diversity in the workplace provides strength. It also challenges individuals to respond to their diverse work environment effectively.
“Valuing” individual and group cultural differences is critical to achieving the organizational goals.