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Successful Management of Diverse Workforce
To be successful in managing diversity in the workplace first one must understand it from a personal perspective. To be able to derive knowledge and strength from one’s lineage and differences shows deep facets in character. These traits show brilliantly when dealing with individuals of many cultures and backgrounds in the workplace. A leader with this ability can handle everyone uniquely and ethically and is in tune with what differentiates one associate from the next. Once one has a firm grasp on who they are then and only then can one expect to have the aptitude to lead a diverse team.
“Management has shifted from concentrating on strategy, structure, and systems to purpose (economic and social), process (dynamic relationships, culture, and values), and people (now being seen as the biggest strategic asset of the organization).” (Gaunt, 2007). Tactics is defined as the art or skill of employing available means to accomplish an end. This is exactly what one must do when thinking of managing a diverse group especially one on a global scale. If one is a chief executive officer of a company in the United States how does one properly manage and account for all resources halfway across the world? If left to chance there is the possibility of risking millions if not billions of dollars. If one does not view human resources as prime capital the view of success is already skewed. A business is only as strong as its people. These laborers may seem insignificant, but they are strong enough to bring business to a standstill if not taken care of properly. Where most officers lose sight is that just because of the lack of co ...