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Akanksha Gupta PG - 17 Amruta Ayya PG - 10 Ashwin Govindankutty MMS - 05 Mayuri Rajak PG - 51 Suraj Karra MMS - 18
What is Diversity?
Diversity is defined as all characteristics and experiences that define each of us as individuals. A common misconception about diversity is that it only pertains to certain persons or groups, when in fact, exactly the opposite is true. Diversity can include Race, Ethnicity, Gender, Age, Religion, Disability, and Sexual orientation A diverse workplace aims to create an inclusive culture that values and uses the talents of all its employees
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Benefits of Diversity
Groups with greater diversity were shown to have greater innovation and creativity. Diverse groups have a greater range of perspectives, and are able to generate more high quality solutions than less diverse groups. Diversity increases constructive group processes and is positively associated with performance in business units.
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IBM
Goal: To enhance awareness, open mindedness, knowledge, tolerance, and respect for other cultures in order to build a stronger IBM team and continue to foster innovation. Workforce Diversity = Diversity of thought = Innovation Areas of Focus: 1) Women in the Workforce 2) People with Disability 3) Work Life Integration 4) Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) 5) Cultural Diversity 6) Generational Diversity
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Ongoing initiatives
Career Development web lectures for women Mindset workshops for managers on the value that women bring to IBM Chief Executive Women Talent Development program
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IBM conducted specific disability employment education sessions for employees, as well as recruitment specific sessions for its workforce management teams
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Generational Diversity
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Generational Diversity
Objective of the program: To retain and maximise the careers of our mature aged workforce and recruit from this talent pool.
IBM also partnered with the Diversity Council of Australia to deploy ground breaking research in the area of Mature Age Employment in Australia and New Zealand.
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Generational Diversity
The Generational Diversity Program aims to provide a flexible workplace culture which allows IBM employees to enjoy:
Continued participation in the workforce without age-related barriers; Flexible work hours and responsibilities; A variety of work style options; Greater lifestyle choices; Continued learning and job satisfaction; and An ongoing connection to the IBM community.
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Cultural Diversity
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Cultural Diversity
IBM operates across nine time zones in 170 countries, where more than70 languages are spoken. Cultural diversity in IBM Australia Asian Employee Constituency Networking Group Networking Events EX.I.T.E. Camp for Indigenous Australian students The Cape York Program Shades of Blue Floating Cultural Holiday
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Cultural Diversity
Operations across 4 countries, employing 30
different nationals
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Awards to honour individuals and teams from across the world for outstanding achievements Live webcasts of the awards function for employees and their families Global in terms of talent development
Internal job postings are made available all around the world for people who want to gain that experience
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The work environment at TCS is built around the belief of growth beyond boundaries.
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Elements that define there work culture are:
Global exposure Cross domain experience Work life balance
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Integration at Work
Culture meter: Culture Meter talks about the country, its culture, dos and donts, and TCSs business information about that country Maitree (friendship): a global platform for employees and their family members to join the caring and sharing culture of TCS
Foreign Language Initiatives: group which focuses on cultural integration and language training
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TCS also has a rewards and recognition platform called GEMs Go the Extra Mile that acknowledges collaborative and good efforts by employees towards society.
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Women@Google
4000 females across 27 countries and it focuses on Connections, Development and Community Launched the Women Entrepreneurs on the Web (WeOW) initiative focused on improving economic opportunities for women entrepreneurs
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LGBT Benefits
Family medical leave act for same-sex domestic partners Changing the definition of infertility to give fertility assistance to LGBT Googlers Enhanced transgender-inclusive benefits to cover transitioning procedure and treatment in accordance with World Professional Association for Transgender Healths (WPATH) Standards of Care Coverage for procedures like facial feminization for transgender women and pectoral implants for transgender men Lifetime coverage for these benefits increased to $75,000
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