Diversity, Team Identity and Organizations

Name: Diversity, Team Identity and Organizations
Author: Laura Portolese

Create your team identity to support diversity and inclusion efforts.

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(bright music) Look around you, you might be working with people from various backgrounds, ethnicities, and cultures. This is a sign of a diverse work environment, which can be beneficial to your organization. In these lessons, you'll learn about diversity and how you as a leader can encourage diversity and inclusion within your teams. Organizational diversity refers to when your workforce is comprised of people from a variety of backgrounds, genders, religions, and other demographics. There are many advantages to having a diverse organization. In fact, studies have shown that organizations with diverse executive teams tend to perform better financially. Why is that? There are many reasons. For instance, organizations with more diversity tend to have a variety of employees with different perspectives, which can help them be more innovative, provide better customer service, increase their creativity, and help them become better problem solvers. When organizations are diverse, employees tend to feel more engaged, which reduces employee turnover. While some countries have laws in place to ensure diverse workplaces, following and exceeding these laws will directly benefit your organization. But it's worth noting that while diversity is important, like when hiring people from different backgrounds, inclusion matters, too. Inclusion means to provide equal access and opportunities once you have that diverse workforce. Many companies hire diversely, but don't focus on inclusion. Think of diversity and inclusion as a two-step process. First, you can implement strategies to attract and retain a diverse workforce. Then you might want to try keeping that diverse workforce by ensuring you implement strategies to include and provide support to everyone on your team. But what challenges come with a diverse workforce? Communication issues are a particular challenge, since diverse groups of people may have different Another challenge is that often in a diverse workforce with many perspectives, too many opinions can make decision-making difficult. Bias can still crop up in a diverse workforce, which may result in hostility or personality conflicts that make it difficult to work together to achieve goals. While diversity brings about many organization-wide benefits in the long run, learning how to lead diverse teams to maximize productivity can help alleviate some of these challenges and result in an efficient team of diverse individuals.

Intermediate Provider : Laura Portolese 6 Lessons · 19m in Arabic, German, English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Urdu, Chinese

Course Description

There’s probably a good chance that your company’s workforce is composed of people from various walks of life. They might be young or old, have different levels of education, or were brought up in different cultures. This diversity can be beneficial to your organization, and it’s just as beneficial to encourage this diversity. These lessons will explain the forms of diversity, and why it’s important to encourage diversity and inclusion within your workplace. You’ll start off with a refresher on the definition of diversity, before moving on to learning abouts its different types. Then, you’ll learn how to build a diverse team, which involves ensuring that your team has an effective team identity. You’ll also learn how to create a positive identity in a diverse workforce, and how a diverse team benefits your organization. Once you’ve learned all this, you’ll know how to leverage the advantages that diversity can create in your team.

What You'll Learn

Define the forms and types of diversity in the workplace
Explain the advantages of diversity and inclusion for an organization
Build a diverse team supported by an effective team identity
Articulate the importance of team identity as it relates to team diversity and formation
Create a positive team identity that supports diversity and inclusion in a diverse workforce
Leverage the advantages that a diverse team creates for organizational flourishing

Key Takeaways

A company's workforce is often composed of people from various walks of life, differing in age, education, and cultural background.
Diversity can be beneficial to an organization, and encouraging that diversity is just as beneficial.
Building a diverse team involves ensuring the team has an effective team identity.
Creating a positive identity in a diverse workforce helps the team benefit the organization.
Understanding diversity and team identity allows you to leverage the advantages that diversity can create in your team.

Frequently Asked Questions

What will this course teach me about diversity?

It explains the definition and different types or forms of diversity, why it is important to encourage diversity and inclusion in the workplace, and how a diverse team benefits your organization.

Who is this course for?

It is for people working in organizations whose workforce is composed of individuals from various walks of life, who want to encourage diversity and inclusion and build diverse teams.

What topics or lessons are covered?

Lessons include Defining Diversity; Types or Forms of Diversity; Team Identity and Teammate Diversity; Team Dynamics and Identity Formation; Team Diversity and Organizational Flourishing; and a Test Your Knowledge assessment.

What skills will I gain from this course?

The course develops skills in diversity awareness, diversity and inclusion, diversity management, diversity strategies, supplier diversity, and workplace diversity.

How does this course connect diversity to team building?

It teaches how to build a diverse team by ensuring an effective team identity and how to create a positive identity in a diverse workforce so the team benefits the organization.