The workplace is becoming increasingly more global. With that in mind, diversity translates to into a competitive advantage for companies who embrace it. It also allows those companies to find and leverage untapped opportunities.
Want to know how to promote an inclusive culture through
impactful initiatives for diversity?
HR promotes diversity
As a strategy, diversity gives companies an opportunity to
start identifying new trends. They can do this because their workforce is
representative of its customers. As a result, it can hone in on those
factors that motivate staff, reduce absenteeism and increases productivity levels
all by creating an inclusive environment.
So, what is HR’s role?
HR professionals’ key role is in management and leadership
that creates and empowers a diverse culture. One that is respectful and
inclusive and grants each employee the opportunity to learn, grow and
contribute to the company.
Monitoring Diversity
In most companies it can be difficult to get a clear picture
of what diversity is like for that particular organization.
To combat this, HR teams should monitor diversity.
This can be done through audits. This should be done, not only for
current employees, but in recruitment practices as well. This will allow
for progress to be measured effectively.
Widening the Talent Pool
When it comes to diversity, HR should focus on building a
diverse workforce through recruitment or development. There are a myriad of
ways of doing this. Some can be through internal or external
partnerships.
Mentoring and Diversity
Like recruitment, mentoring can be internal or external. For
instance, some HR professionals work with schools or local youth groups. This
helps with fostering talent early and making sure more diverse individuals are
aware of the opportunities.
Supplying Diversity
HR teams should understand it is vital to ensure the
diversity of your supply chain. Furthermore, it should reflect your
consumer base, but also that there is a business case for supply chain
diversity.
Diversity’s Future
It is clear HR has a role in diversity. Companies
should start, if they’re not already, thinking about making these changes to
recruitment, but they will have to implement them as soon as possible.
That said, these steps can help propel the company onto a positive trajectory. Even with positive changes in recruitment, other areas such as mentoring, supplier chain diversity and progression and leadership still need to be focused on to ensure companies are aiding ethnic minority progression within their organizations.
References
Mason Stevenson
11/20/2018
https://www.hrexchangenetwork.com/hr-talent-management/articles/diversity-hrs-role
Agreed. Diversity management matters a great deal in modern workplaces. That’s because equality and diversity in the workplace can lead to better functioning teams, happier employees, and, on top of that, more revenue. Even though it sounds like an HR manager’s dream, diversity management can turn it all into a reality.
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ReplyDeleteObviously indeed Diversity offers to the organization an opportunity to identify new trends, they will do as the results of their workforce are representative of its customers. One that's respectful and inclusive and grants every worker the chance to find out, grow and contribute to the corporate
ReplyDeleteAgreed.Diversity offers out of the box thinking,innovative output.
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