Diversity brings creativity. A homogeneous group may get along well, but new and different ideas get lost. We need to learn to deal with prejudice in the workplace, to keep it from interfering with being with other people in a productive way. It's important to have perspective about your biases. We need to teach openness in the workplace.
Openness is the ability to respect other people's place and position.
Our training at Rose Medical Center is based on respect. I don't ask employees to give up their prejudices. I respect their right to have a different view, and I expect them to respect others' rights. The hardest thing to do about prejudice is to sit down and talk about it. It's hard to get started.