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Diversity in the workplace is a topic that gets a lot of attention, but just how well are small businesses doing when it comes to hiring a more diverse workforce? \u00a0A scientific poll<\/a> conducted last year by Small Business Majority<\/a> found that small businesses are doing a good job at hiring a diverse set of entry-level employees although more can be done to increase the number of women and minorities in upper-management roles. The poll found that the proportion of women and minorities working in small business non-management roles reflects the diversity of America.<\/p>\n It turns out that increasing workplace diversity isn\u2019t just the \u201cright\u201d thing to do; it\u2019s the smart thing to do. In \u201cDiversity in the Workplace: Benefits, Challenges and Solutions,\u201d<\/a> Josh Greenberg points to several benefits of workplace diversity.\u00a0 Organizations employing a diverse workforce can bring to market a greater variety of solutions to problems in service, sourcing and allocation of resources. Diverse workplaces also can provide a broader range of skills and experiences to service customers on a global basis. And companies hiring a diverse workforce benefit from a range of viewpoints, which can foster more ideas to draw on to meet business needs.<\/p>\n And if these benefits aren\u2019t enough of an incentive to encourage workplace diversity, a study by McKinsey & Company, \u201cWhy diversity matters,\u201d<\/a> finds that companies with more diverse workforces perform better financially. \u00a0Ethnically diverse companies in the top quartile for racial and ethnic diversity are 35% more likely to have returns above their respective national industry medians. Companies in the top quartile for gender diversity are 15% more likely to have financial returns above their respective national industry medians.<\/p>\n It\u2019s one thing to manage a culturally diverse workforce when everyone is under the same roof. However, when a small business team includes employees working in different parts of the globe, there are more challenges. Remote.co<\/a> offers advice<\/a> for managing a culturally diverse remote workforce. Among its recommendations:<\/p>\n Also employ virtual meetings whether video or web conferencing to bring teams from everywhere together for an all hands update or to enable small groups to collaborate. Cloud-based conferencing tools make it easy to launch a meeting from anywhere. Noise canceling headsets<\/a> will ensure that background noise won\u2019t interfere with the communication.<\/p>\n Above all, emphasize the team\u2019s vision and goals. They are something everyone can get on board with regardless of their cultural differences.<\/p>\n As we enter the New Year, best wishes for continued success in meeting your small business goals!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Diversity in the workplace is a topic that gets a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[510],"tags":[1344,1345,8,233,1250],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2965"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2965"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2965\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2965"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Manage a culturally diverse remote workforce<\/h4>\n
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