Entrepreneurs are faced with challenges of cultural diversity in their businesses. Discuss four ways that could be used to overcome challenges of cultural diversity in...

Ways of covering cultural diversity in business

- Recognition

You must recognize that people have differences, be it physical, generational or cultural, and, you cannot pretend that these barriers have been broken down. Instead, celebrate the differences among your employees, and encourage them to let their individualistic show example, don't hesitate to ask someone from another culture about their culture's etiquette practices, their knowledge could prove useful to your business. Do not pigeonhole your employees. An employee’s worth comes from more than his ethnicity

- Fairness

Acting fairly and acting uniformly are different, and only one enables you to successfully deal with diversity in your workplace. Don’t be fooled into, thinking that by treating everyone exactly the same, you are demonstrating a fair attitude and respecting diversity, Instead, treat people fairly and respect the differences that make them who they are. For example, don’t schedule a mandatory meeting that falls on a religious holiday - it demonstrates intensity and may breed resentment and foster feelings of being left out in any employees unable to attend.

- Focus on Yourself

Diversity is an issue that you must manage in the workplace and it starts with managing your own attitude and behavior. For example, examine your behavior in job interviews. When an applicant of a certain ethnicity or gender comes in, do you make assumptions that he must prove or disprove during the interview? How do you respond to different styles of communication? Self awareness is key to developing a Sate, fair workplace for a diverse group of employees

- Employee Assessments

Managers conduct employee reviews and assessments from time to time. When preparing these reviews, they must also examine the employees' attitudes, particularly how they work others. If you notice that an employee only delegates tasks to people of a certain race or if an employee discounts the ideas of people below or above a certain age, it is your responsibility to address the issue. Identify issues among your employees and bring them up when assessing their performance

- Encourage interaction

When you identify diversity related Issues in the workplace, discuss them with your employees in a non non-confrontational manner. For example, encourage employees to work with, others of different backgrounds or generations. Initiating these types of interactions encourages your employees to learn more about communication styles, talents, and goals- their own and those of their CO-workers.

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marto answered the question on January 29, 2019 at 11:39