Diversity Time for Change

An African- American executive say: "I am constantly on display and nothing I do is seen as an individual trail: I feel as if I have to represent all black people." A worker with a disability say: "I am often patronized, pitied, or treated like a child, but in fact, I am proud that I'm independent" An older employee say: "Younger colleagues think I don't know anything about the real world, just because I haven't heard of the latest rock star." "These are the "voices" of diversity the inner feeling of the people you work with every day who have a different racial background, gender, social culture, or lifestyle from yours. In today's highly diverse workplace, you are constantly required to work productively with "different" people and understanding where other are "coming from" is the key to harmonious interaction "(Black, Slipp).…