Understanding the Value of Team Diversity in Organizations

Importance of Diversity in teams

An Organization is a body of people who willingly work together and form teams with an aim of

achieving a pre set goal or with a mission, realted to the external environment and

factors of competition. Teams form an integral part of any organization or company

because it gives the required strength and helps to build a positive environment

necessary for achieving the end goals. The teams within any and every organization

share the goals, purposes and missions. All the companies or organizations have a vision

which is formulated, keeping the team size and market in view.

Due to the presence of teams in the organizations it becomes easier to identify and solve the problems.

The organization witness’s

Diversity adds to the

uniqueness of business environment and makes it more tasteful rather than a usual

work place setting where in you are almost aware of everything the other team mate

knows. Diversity is a broad term and it is not restricted to just the nationality or caste

but it goes far beyond these. A number of ways in which diversity can be explained

include age, gender, ethnic origin, education etc.

In any team there are members who are different from one another based upon the skill set, the nature

of expertise and nature of responsibility within the group or differences in their roles,

different ways of going about the same work assigned or ways of understanding and

learning. The diversity can also be related to the level of skill set acquired by individuals

within a team. When any team manager hires candidates for his\her team, they always

keep what can be contributed in the long run, in mind. Having a diverse team

contributes to the overall experience, exposure and expertise. We can therefore say

This contributes to

the overall working environment. Ideas can be executed in a better manner if we have people

from diverse backgrounds who bring in their knowledge and unique way of handling issues to

the workplace. This increases productivity because many minds together give a better output

than one. Collaboration is the way towards organizational success.

2) Better pool of skills in every sphere- IF we try and nurture diverse skills based upon the kind,

level of expertise and exposure, it would help us in fostering a better equipped team internally.

Hiring experts is of prime importance but beginners with zeal to learn can also add a lot of value

to the team. It should ideally be a mix of all those who are experienced, just beginners or

somewhere near the intermediately levels.

3) It can create a positive image in the market- Having a diverse and happy team can also add stars

to your brand name. An internally happy workforce projects an image outside for others to look

at. Your brand value improves and more candidates from a variety of backgrounds