{"id":49,"date":"2022-04-04T15:50:44","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T15:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/esc-businesscomskills\/chapter\/module-13-assignment-social-diversity-in-the-workplace\/"},"modified":"2022-04-19T12:36:15","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T12:36:15","slug":"chapter-13-assignment-social-diversity-in-the-workplace","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/esc-businesscomskills\/chapter\/chapter-13-assignment-social-diversity-in-the-workplace\/","title":{"raw":"Chapter 13 Assignment: Social Diversity in the Workplace","rendered":"Chapter 13 Assignment: Social Diversity in the Workplace"},"content":{"raw":"You are one of four co-founders of a new start-up company producing a new line of meal-replacement drinks. You and your co-founders have had two promising years of producing and selling your product, and now you\u2019re looking to expand the team and grow the business.\r\n\r\nOne of the things you\u2019re most looking forward to with expanding the company is increasing the diversity of the team. You began the company with some friends who had similar interests who have hired like-minded friends, making the company feel very homogeneous. As you\u2019ve grown as a company, you\u2019re started to worry about the product becoming too niche without the input of other points of view. In casual conversation, another co-founder brought up the idea that the like-mindedness of the team is essential for the company\u2019s continued success. You refuted the idea and mentioned the importance of having diverse opinions, but you didn\u2019t feel like you had enough information or data to make your point credible at the time.\r\n\r\nYour task as a leader is to effectively communicate the importance of social diversity in the workplace to the whole company. You may choose one of the following methods to inform the team about the planned company expansion by emphasizing the importance of hiring diverse employees. 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You and your co-founders have had two promising years of producing and selling your product, and now you\u2019re looking to expand the team and grow the business.<\/p>\n<p>One of the things you\u2019re most looking forward to with expanding the company is increasing the diversity of the team. You began the company with some friends who had similar interests who have hired like-minded friends, making the company feel very homogeneous. As you\u2019ve grown as a company, you\u2019re started to worry about the product becoming too niche without the input of other points of view. In casual conversation, another co-founder brought up the idea that the like-mindedness of the team is essential for the company\u2019s continued success. 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