Transferable Skills Self Reflection

Administrative Effector-Executive leaders believe in organic processes which plan and execute an organization’s vision efficiently. True leadership demonstrates loyalty in management of resources especially people and finance. Managing people with accuracy and equity is a very technical issue that needs a sober administrator who can plan and manage. The leaders should consolidate intellectual abilities and social skills to achieve administrative effectiveness and also realize the organizational change which is needed at UCCO.

Why is diversity inclusion important? What are the benefits? Specifically address UCCO purpose for diversity.

Sense of worth and self-esteem-naturally, human beings want to be recognized, loved and proven worth by persons occupying positions of higher rank. This kind of conditioning desires that the culture at UCCO embraces diversity to boost the self-esteem of the staff.

Promotes performance-when there is a sense of worth, the staff works with confidence to improve individual competence which eventually affects the corporate performance of the UCCO.

Eradicates Conflicts-when there is equity and diversity which embraces every member in a community, who will complain over anything? Where conflicts normally arise is when other members are treated with value than others and vice versa. Thus, this vision will eradicate conflicts at last.

Discuss how working with others can help with respect for diversity and respect for diverse perspectives.

Knowledge of Personality Differences-the persons working together begin to understand how different people are naturally wired and begin to appreciate them that way.

Promotes Listening Skills-(McDonald, 2017) suggests that when people are put to work together in a team, opinions arise from all corners and it helps to appreciate the fact that many minds work for the perfection of corporate agenda. This improves listening skills and hence improve relationships.

What are the challenges and benefits of employing a diverse workforce?

Challenges

· There is normally a communication problem due to language barriers and culture clash

· It’s a tall policy resistant to change due to the gap in personality and culture difference

· Poor administration and management due to approaches and policies governing diversity

· Some countries are strongholds of racism which affects the policy of diversity

Benefits

· It promotes good working relationships since staff begins to appreciate international faces and cultures across the organization

· It promotes sales due to the good taste of the customers to a diverse organization

· It promotes diversified opinion which helps in decision-making process

What should Barbara's plan be for encouraging teamwork among a diverse workforce and ensuring that employees make meaningful and valuable contributions to team projects and tasks. Incorporate Barbara's personal experience with the team of clinic managers.

· Barbra should identify employees’ temperaments so as to group them together in a way that there is a mix of introverts and extroverts. For example, if introverts are put in one group, they will all be quiet making the environment boring.

· Barbra should create a productive and an effective environment rather than the normal environment rich in competition and hatred affected by competitive incentives.

· Barbra should come up with activities such as talents show for the employees to show-case their diverse cultural arts and talents.

· Barbra should ensure there is a fair and just distribution of tasks.

Reference

McDonald L (2017) Advantages and Disadvantages of Diverse Workplace (4)6:1-4

Kilbourne C (2010) 5 Steps for successfully Managing Diversity (4)7:1-7