Eight Ways to Unlock the Positive Power of Diversity in Your Business

Steven Adjei, Founding Partner – BlueCloud Health 
 
Diversity.
It’s all over the news, media, and socials.
Inclusion. Diversity. Racial Harmony. These are now universal buzzwords.
But we still live in a very tense environment where demonstrations on race, sexuality, and gender are on the rise. Many ethnic minorities complain that they are being used as ‘trophies’ to tick the diversity box such as being persuaded to be included in the company photoshoot to give the pictures a gloss over ‘show’ on diversity.
But such niceties don’t usually wash.
Minorities see through this, and though they may play along, the real power of diversity is lost when we go through these surface-level tick-box exercises.
When sought out correctly, diversity does have the power to positively change and enhance every aspect of company performance - financials, employee satisfaction, customer satisfaction, and ultimately, company harmony.
 

 
But it all starts within. Deep deep down in the crevic...