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Cultural Diversity Teams In The Workplace And Top Growth Groups

Definition for Diversity

Diversity is mutual acceptance and value placed on differences among people with respect to age, class, ethnicity, physical and mental ability, race, sexual orientation, spiritual practice, and other human attributes.


Cultural Diversity Teams in the Workplace

Diversity is good, Diversity works.

Workplace diversity means new opportunities for both employees and employers. As organizations such as yours, move into the 21st century, it is imperative to capitalize on the talents of employees from diverse backgrounds because it is their "differences that enrich, expand, and provide the competitive edge" They enable organizations to tap new markets while increasing effectiveness and productivity


Cultural diversity affects organizations in several ways including the recruitment/retention of staff, management styles and decision- making processes, and relationships within organizations. Organizations become more inclusive by altering aspects of their culture within each of these categories.


Culturally diverse staff often are isolated in an otherwise homogeneous organizations. Limited informal interaction with co-workers can lead to exclusion from key committees and decision-making groups potentially resulting in reduced productivity and effectiveness. Such isolation can lead to employee dissatisfaction and higher turnover among staff from under-represented groups. Staff from varied cultures reflect different learning styles and bring different preferred working styles to their jobs. Sometimes managers consider such differences wrong or problematic--it seems the person exhibiting them just doesn't fit in. But, recognizing, valuing and supporting these and other differences can maximize the productivity of everyone in the workplace.


In the process of recruiting, selecting and supporting a more diverse staff, you are also creating a new culture to become more inclusive. in order to reach new and varied audiences and enrich your workforce for higher productivity and shareholder value.


Diversity Statistics

Our nation and economy will demand an expanded and educated workforce to replace the large number of retiring “baby boomers” who will vacate jobs crucial for the nation to maintain its preeminence especially in research, technology, science, and engineering.


So, lets look and see who the top 3 diversity growth groups will be:

Hispanic: Today, the Latino population is the largest minority group in the United States. as of July 1, 2003, numbers 43.8 million, By July 1, 2050, according to U.S. Census Bureau projections, Hispanic Americans will number 102.6 million or one-fourth of the nation’s total population. The number of Hispanics will nearly triple between now and 2050. These numbers reflect the dramatic growth in the Hispanic population in recent years, a growth that is expected to continue in the decades ahead.

Mature Workers: If your coworker in the next cubicle looks older than she used to, that’s because she is. In 1978, the median age of the American worker was 34.8 years. By 2008, this is projected to be 40.7 and will likely continue to increase, according to the BLS.

Women: Current projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics are that women will make up 48 percent of the U.S. labor force by 2008 from 46.5 today and less than 40% from 1990.




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