Principles of management/PMAN101/Soft Skills/Diversity
An organization may contain workers from different countries who are of different ages, genders, communication skills, cultures, ethnicities and much more. Soft skills are very important for managing diversity effectively. Read Section 2.2 of Chapter 2 in Principles of Management from Saylor Academy. This is a long but important read that may challenge some of your assumptions.
Brie Code worked in the video game industry for many years, notably as a lead programmer for Ubisoft Montreal. Before she left Ubisoft, she was involved in creating their diversity programme. She knows personally about the challenges and suggestions for managing a diverse team. Read this 2015 interview where she talks about her involvement in a diversity initiative at Ubisoft Montreal to increase diversity in the video game industry.
As you read these texts, take notes and write down any questions you might have. Pay particular attention to anything that you may have never thought of before. Share any questions, things that you'd never thought of before, or comments on this subject using the WEnotes comment option below.
For example:
- I'd never thought about diversity before.
- As a person of <x background> it had never occurred to me that people who are different from me get treated differently.
- I had never thought about my biases before.
