Diversity- Need of the hour for organizations
The cut-throat competition prevailing in the current market scenario is fierce. Companies are upgrading themselves to the latest trends of technology and manpower to stay ahead of the herd. With the recent events of the BLM movement, how important will diverse hiring impact the organizations? Let’s read below!
Slowly and steadily, businesses have understood the importance of diversified employee strength. It bridges the gap between loyalty, creativity, and productivity of employees while meeting the needs of their clients or customers. Spreading towards a diversified work-force enables employers to have a better pool of employees which can lead to accurate and efficient hiring in order to achieve company goals. It is said that the company which is successful spends its time on the recruitment process. Better recruitment – better employees – better results! In an organization, be it large or small, having a monotonous work culture and employee strength results in stagnant growth.
To break the barrier of monotony, ‘diversity’ plays an important role. Just like the diversified workforce, the market is functioning towards the same system as well. Diversity leads to creativity which can be used to meet unmet needs and create new opportunities for holistic growth. The sudden growth of diversity in communities and companies has led to recruiting and retaining diverse employees to work towards the organizations continued success.
What are the benefits of having a diversified work strength?
- More creativity
- Advancing social justice and racial equity
- All races, colour, gender and religion is respected
- Creating a meaningful change
- Forging links with local community, stakeholders, private/public companies, NGO
Why is diversity in employees important?
- Diversity policy
- Building connections with customers
- Employee motivation
- Positive work environment
- Marketable
1. Diversity Policy
The policy should set formal targets and strategies which leads to creating an equal work environment opportunity. The policy once made, should be shared in the company both, internally and externally.
2. Building connections with customers
Customers come from varied thinking, cultures, beliefs and values leads to different choices and needs. In order to cater to such needs, it is important to understand the customer as a whole. That’s why having a diverse workforce to address such differing needs is beneficial.
3. Employee motivation
Having an efficient and motivated workforce is what holds the enter organization together. When discrimination as per race, colour, gender, religion is eradicated – it drives employees to work their optimal in order to achieve set targets.
4. Positive work environment
No-one likes to work in distress. Maintaining a positive harmony between the employees is a must for any organization. Diversity brings together people from different walks of life in an organization which leads to oneness amongst the company as a whole. Having a better work environment results in better friendship and understanding between everyone in the organization. Maintaining such a bond allows the company to function in a serene work environment
5. Marketable
Diversity is marketable and acts as a catalyst to improve the qualities of an organization. With the customer-universe changing everyday, it is vital to cater to the various types of demands of them. This is solely possible by having a mixed work-force within the company.
Once the appropriate steps are taken, managing a diverse workforce is not an easy task. It takes utmost time and patience. Serving to the various types of thought processes, cultures and thinking requires education, sensitivity and awareness of how individuals from different values handle communication and business etiquettes.
