The Challenges of Diversity in the Workplace

Diversity brings on age-old challenges that should be embraced, not shunned. As groups of people from different cultures and generations continue to form our society today, we bring together a plethora of ideas, experiences, and innovation that continues to shape our world. The challenge comes when we cannot overcome the barriers we face with diversity - we are faced with fears of miscommunication and limited knowledge of our neighbors to the point of hindering relationships. How much productivity is lost because off generational and cultural diversity? How many relationships are broken because of miscommunication and/or misunderstandings? We can discover how to face the hopes and fears of diversity to create a positive work environment and effective strategic alliances. Simply, to grow our businesses we must embrace diversity. We need to work together to open up communication and get an insight to diversity that will help us focus on building healthy relationships with others.