Welcome to The Diversity Blog!

America is one of the most culturally diverse societies on earth. Whether it is based on race, age, gender, religion, sexual orientation, physical ability or communication style, you are more likely than ever to find yourself in a diverse organizational setting. Because of this, it is imperative that we develop skills that allow us to communicate, resolve conflict and solve problems in culturally diverse settings. Through this blog, I will provide you with specific tips, information, resources and tools that will allow you to function more effectively in diverse organizational environments. I will cover a wide variety of communication, conflict resolution and diversity topics including:

• The Benefits of Diversity
  
• The Effect of Communication on Performance
  
• Reducing Bias
  
• Creating a Climate for Diversity
  
• Improving Team Communication
  
• The Barriers to Effective Multicultural Communication
  
• Getting Your Message Across in Culturally Diverse Settings
  
• Becoming a More Effective Listener
  
• The Barriers to Successful Conflict Resolution
  
• And Much More!

Next Post: September 2, 2013 - Empowering Diversity