Diversity Management! Diversity Management!

What, why, How ?What, why, How ?

Diversity DefinedDiversity Defined

The The expressedexpressed difference difference between between individuals at individuals at the workplace the workplace on basis of their on basis of their age, gender, age, gender, race, religeon, race, religeon, atitude etcatitude etc

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OUR STYLE/METHOD

ME

Real issuesReal issues

CultureCultureGender /Sexual Gender /Sexual OrientationOrientationReligion /World ViewReligion /World ViewAgeAgeNationality Geographic Nationality Geographic factors/Time factors/Time zones/Languagezones/LanguageSocial classSocial classMental Physical abilityMental Physical abilityProfession/ Profession/ SpecializationSpecialization

Age

Profession Gender

Social factors

Culture

Organization

Conventional approaches to Conventional approaches to Diversity ManagementDiversity Management

Gender- balance, Harassment Gender- balance, Harassment etcetc

Minority treatment- Equal Minority treatment- Equal opportunity employmentopportunity employment

Culture change Culture change

New ApproachNew Approach

A comprehensive and integrated A comprehensive and integrated approach to determination of our approach to determination of our differences and systems of differences and systems of integrating our differences into integrating our differences into work systems work systems

A simple modelA simple model

Map the differencesMap the differences

Define and trace the differencesDefine and trace the differences

Identify common ground – Identify common ground – Richness in diversity.Richness in diversity.

Integrate –stimulate crossing of Integrate –stimulate crossing of the gapsthe gaps

Most Popular Diversity Most Popular Diversity programmesprogrammes

Microsoft Corporation’s Diversity and Microsoft Corporation’s Diversity and Inclusion programme . Its pillars;Inclusion programme . Its pillars;

Executive commitmentExecutive commitment

Office of Global General Manager, Office of Global General Manager, Diversity and InclusionDiversity and Inclusion

Vision and MissionVision and Mission

Various programmes and initiativesVarious programmes and initiatives

Microsoft’s Diversity mission Microsoft’s Diversity mission StatementStatementThis is an exciting time in Microsoft history. We're This is an exciting time in Microsoft history. We're

serving hundreds of millions of customers around serving hundreds of millions of customers around the globe. We're building new businesses that have the globe. We're building new businesses that have tremendous opportunities for growth. And we're tremendous opportunities for growth. And we're investing for the long term to help people and investing for the long term to help people and businesses realize their full potential. We're able to businesses realize their full potential. We're able to do great things in part because our incredible team do great things in part because our incredible team is a diverse one. At Microsoft, we define diversity is a diverse one. At Microsoft, we define diversity broadly, beyond race, national origin, gender, age, broadly, beyond race, national origin, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity or disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression. Ensuring diversity in our business expression. Ensuring diversity in our business provides Microsoft the opportunity to take provides Microsoft the opportunity to take advantage of the many strengths we all bring to the advantage of the many strengths we all bring to the table table

Microsoft’s Diversity Vision Microsoft’s Diversity Vision StatementStatement

To establish Microsoft as a global To establish Microsoft as a global leader in diversity and inclusion leader in diversity and inclusion by driving global executive by driving global executive leadership, engagement, and leadership, engagement, and accountability and by increasing accountability and by increasing workforce diversity at all levels, workforce diversity at all levels, building value and commitment building value and commitment for work-life balance, and for work-life balance, and building capabilities for people building capabilities for people and organizations and organizations

Microsoft’s Diversity ValuesMicrosoft’s Diversity Values

••Thinking and acting globally. Microsoft Thinking and acting globally. Microsoft employs a multicultural workforce employs a multicultural workforce that generates innovative decision-that generates innovative decision-making for diverse customers and making for diverse customers and partners.partners.

••Innovating. Innovation helps lower the Innovating. Innovation helps lower the costs of technology.costs of technology.

••Showing leadership. Microsoft shows Showing leadership. Microsoft shows leadership by supporting the leadership by supporting the communities in which we work and communities in which we work and live.live.

The programmesThe programmes

Diversity recruitmentDiversity recruitment Diversity advisory councilDiversity advisory council Work life balanceWork life balance Diversity partners and outreachDiversity partners and outreach Diversity training and educationDiversity training and education Supplier diversitySupplier diversity

Results!Results!