Why do many companies find increasing and managing diversity to be difficult challenges?
Companies often find increasing and managing diversity in the work place difficult due to not fully understanding the best way to incorporate diverse individuals in the work place. Often as Hartman states, "they chose people they are comfortable with for key positions" (Cascio, 2015, pg. 143). Another difficulty companies face is the turnover of millions of dollars in lost training and productivity. A recent study showed, "more than 475, 000 professionals and managers from 20 large corporations found that minorities and women quit companies much more often than white males do" (Cascio, 2015, pg. 120).
What were the key elements in Blahna's successful diversity strategy?
The key elements to Blahna's diversity strategy were first to increase awareness for the situation and to then build the skills for dealing with the diversity related challenges and monitor them. He first implemented a 20-member committee with a vice president to monitor why women and minorities in all levels of an organization were not being better represented. Given the information recorded from this committee he formed a 25-person diversity advisory committee to take a two-step approach to deal …show more content…
"A company may find that workplace disputes that stem from racial, sexual and cultural differences are best handled by people whose backgrounds and work experiences mirror those of the parties involved in the dispute" (Consulting pairs approach to..., 2017). Therefore, a consulting pair is called in to mediate disputes and better resolve issues sometimes even uncovering problems that lie elsewhere. Everyone that is evolved in the mediation as well as the content of the meeting are held strictly confidential. (Cascio,