Reference materials in the learning plan in your answers.

1. What is your definition of diversity in the workplace?

2. What are the benefits to having a diverse workforce?

3. What are the challenges to having a diverse workforce?

4. Are there any legal requirements that the organization must adhere to regarding workforce diversity? Please explain.

5. Who set the policies regarding workforce diversity? Please explain.

6. Does your organization/or an organization with which you are familiar have a formal diversity plan? Find a company to research which DOES have a plan, if yours does not.

• What are the components of the plan?

• Who is responsible for implementing the plan?

• How is the success of the plan measured

7. List one major change regarding workforce diversity that has occurred in your organization or within society within the last 2 years.

• What immediate effect/s did this change have on the organization?

• What long-term effects do you believe this change will have on the organization?

• How has your organization responded to this? What specific measures has your organization taken in response to this change?

8. What effects does this change have on your workforce?

• How did the workforce respond to this change?

• What specific measures has the organization taken to assist the workforce in responding to this change? (Before, during, and after)

9. What effects has this change in workforce diversity had on the community?