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PRESENTED BY: NEW DELHI INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT
CULTURAL DIVERSITY in the Workplace
THE WORLD has become SMALLER because of advances in transportation and telecommunications technologies
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Companies can now hire employees with different nationalities.
TAKE A LOOK AT THE OVERVIEW OF THE MIGRANTS IN THE UK LABOR MARKET 1993
2013
The number of foreign-born people of working age in the UK
2.9M
6M
Share of foreign-born people in total employment
7.2%
15.2%
Share of foreign-citizens in total employment
3.5%
9.3%
Source: Migration Observatory
WHAT HAPPENS IF EMPLOYEES DON’T RESPECT EACH OTHER’S CULTURAL DIFFERENCES:
• Interpersonal conflicts • Racial discrimination • Prejudice
Here are 6 ways to CULTIVATE CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN THE WORKPLACE
#1 CORPORATE DIVERSITY POLICY
Create a policy that reflects your commitment to improve diversity and promote cultural acceptance in your organization.
#2
FAIR RECRUITMENT PRACTICES
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Employ people who are competent to do the job regardless of their
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#3 CULTURAL SENSITIVITY TRAINING Train employees to NEVER: • Engage in stereotyping colleagues • Mock other cultures and backgrounds • Discriminate people because of race and color
#4 CULTURAL AWARENESS INITIATIVES • • • •
Diversity day Calendar with important cultural holidays Bulletin board about different cultures Diversity articles on company newsletters
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CULTURAL FEATURES
MUSIC
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OPPORTUNITIESfor FORdialogue DIALOGUE #6 Opportunities
Organize activities and events where employees can interact and talk about themselves.
“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.�
Martin Luther King, Jr.
THANK YOU NEW DELHI INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT