A team meeting about diversity
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Preparation
Transcript
Nina: As you know, our team has grown a lot in the past year and we feel we need to address the diversity in the team.
Brenda: How do you mean, 'address the diversity'?
Nina: Well, we all know that diversity in teams is a good thing, but it can also be a challenge for some people to respect and value people's differences. We've got a really diverse team here – people of different nationalities, backgrounds, religions, ages … and sometimes I don't feel we make the most of this.
Stefano: Yes, and even if it isn't specifically challenging, many people are simply unaware of the isolation that some team members may feel because they are different.
Brenda: So, what does this mean? What are we going to do?
Nina: Well, we need to create a workplace charter. You know, one that promotes equality, diversity and inclusion.
Brenda: That sounds like a good idea. But will people just see it as something the management team has created? Maybe they won't even pay attention to it.
Nina: I know. That's why we're going to involve everyone in creating it.
Stefano: That's a good idea. We could run some workshops and get ideas from the employees about how we can create a more inclusive workplace.
Nina: Exactly. I was thinking that before that we could run some team-building sessions so they can experience the value of diversity for themselves.
Brenda: Yes, I like that. Many people see diversity as something negative, often because there are different opinions or ways of doing things.
Nina: Yes, I know, but if there's no diversity, then the risk is that we all work in the same way, think the same and see the world the same. This makes it hard to be creative and to innovate.
Stefano: I completely agree, Nina. OK. So, what do you want us to do?
Nina: Stefano, can you look for a successful trainer who specialises in running workshops and team-building sessions on diversity and inclusion?
Stefano: Sure. I'll be happy to.
Nina: And Brenda, can you find a fun venue? Somewhere that is quite diverse itself. Something that's not the usual seminar-style environment?
Brenda: Sure. That'll be fun.
Nina: And I'm going to do some further research into how other organisations are benefiting from their diversity. I can share this with the whole team.
For my work , There no diversity we all graduated from the same department a, Diversity can benefit our team by icreasin challenging between us .
It is clear audio record. The diversity is required.
I guess, the factor that can control the success of diversity is how to lead people, not how to manage or control them.
As I see, My workplace have a lot of diversity. This is good advantage to learn form others such as: languages, culture...We often gather at the weekend to talking and sharing ideas.
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As I see, at my workplace there are a lot of diversity, the company focus on enroll a several workers no matter where they from, and that create a nice work enviroment for all of us.
In my opinion,the diversity in my team can bring more creativity to our workplace. So it's good to have employees with different opinions.
Where I work. there is no larger diversity between workers. We are all from the same country, no foreigner
We have people from different regions in our workplace. This diversity helps us learn different languages, ideas, and cultures