Companies that implement diversity programs often do so with the creation of a diversity strategy. This is a document that details a companys goals for implementing the program as well as the planned methods for achieving diversity.

Following is the diversity strategy for Loose Leaf Delight, a tea distribution company.

We at Loose Leaf Delight strive to create a work environment that is inclusive and welcoming of all persons. Therefore, we are putting forth this diversity strategy as evidence of our desire to continually work toward the following goals:

We will work to hire, promote, and retain a diverse pool of employees.

- Our hiring and recruitment efforts will look beyond demographic information and will focus more on a persons knowledge, skills, and abilities.

- A persons age, sex, race, ethnicity, and/or disabilities will not hinder him or her from being placed in a position or promoted beyond the one he or she currently holds.

We will work to create a work environment that reflects our local market.

- We recognize that we operate a company in a diverse community, and our management and staff should reflect this.

- We recognize that the organizations that we partner with for supplies and distribution services should also have a demographically diverse work force.

We will work to empower all of our employees to do the best work they can.

- We will recognize the unique potential in each of our individual employees, creating a diverse work environment where all employees have a sense of ownership and respect for the work they are doing.

- We will place employees in positions that best match their abilities and interests, allowing for better problem solving and innovation across the company.

Review this sentence: We recognize that we operate a company in a diverse community, and our management and staff should reflect this.

This section from the diversity strategy is an example of the (learning and effectiveness, discrimination and fairness, or access and legitimacy) paradigm, the focus of which is (differentiation, integration, or assimilation).

After running some analyses, the owner of Loose Leaf Delight is happy to report that her business has benefitted greatly from the implementation of this diversity strategy. For one, the strategies that fall under the learning and effectiveness paradigm have primarily benefited the company by providing an increase in (organizational plurality, business growth, or demographic diversity).