And they are always welcoming of outsiders who work with the team in any capacity. Employment flexibility is required in order to get the very best workforce, and a workforce with the broadest range of skills. Audits of skills, including communication skills and community networks for instance, help make sure that the organisation is using the full breadth of available human resources. Benchmarking of diversity becomes a core organisational performance measure. Processes are developed for selecting and promoting staff who are different in complementary ways, rather than an idea of 'merit' that assumes everyone is or should be the same.
Diversity involves everyone.
Ethnic and language background, experience, knowledge and skills. Gender, sexual orientation and family circumstances. Interests, affiliations, community networks. Obviously, when all these dimensions are put together, every individual is different. Yet each aspect of that person represents group or cultural qualities-hence the 'productive diversity' resource potential for the business.