The main objective of management is to find the best methods of turning a ordinary team into a harmonious one. This colossal task demands that managers possess a large supply of consideration and acceptance of both small and important differences, and that they possess well-developed skills in building relationships with those they lead. The ability to change the potential negative impacts of diversity into a positive force for success is the main aim and duty of leaders. Many leaders feel that they should limit and control what their workers can do, which is definitely the most common and least effective form of management because such leaders do not attempt to know or understand their employees through seeing them as more than just people …show more content…
A leader can, in fact, be any and all employees in the organization. This can only be accomplished through maintaining friendly, honest, and approachable relationships with team members by leaders, who are willing to transparently build relationships with all in the organization. Yet, in order for such distinctions to have a positive result, managers empower their employees to take ownership of their roles and to become overtly creative and self confident (DeGraaf, Tilley & Neal, 2001). Therefore, the purpose of this paper is discuss the importance of building interpersonal relationships in the workplace with those who work under their …show more content…
Davis (1998) conducted an examination of superintendents from California schools, which revealed that the predominate reason most superintendents and principals were terminated was because they had either not formed good interpersonal communication skills or had failed to employ their skills on the job with their subordinates. Bulach, Boothe, and Pickett (1998), studied 375 teachers and determined fourteen specific groupings of errors or destructive conduct of school principals. The researchers ascertained that it was principals ' errors in interpersonal relationships and communication that teacher most often mentioned in the study. Such subsets of leadership mistakes that were often stated by the teachers were deficiencies in trust and indifferent and insensitive attitudes and the most mentioned one was a lack of listening skills on the part of educational leaders. In addition, in their study of literature, Bulach et al. (1998) found that in the three different US States ' school curriculum they studied, nothing of substance was found regarding training educational leaders in relationship building. The authors ' clear implication from their statement was that if the opposite was true, it would have an important positive effect in the overall functioning of schools from the top down in the chain of
Diversity management requires that both the individual and the system adapt to each other. It consists of a culture change that will remove barriers to success due to differences. It will do so by identifying and targeting the source of discrimination. This culture change is achieved through diversity awareness and skills training.
Throughout this semester—as a class—we discussed why and how diversity is important, and how we can manage diversity in successful and productive approach. My aim in this paper is to clarify what—I believe—ought to do as an ethical leader toward promoting diversity. First, I will briefly discuss the importance of ethical leadership and diversity. Then, I will shadow on other dimensions in understanding diversity and how to achieve them. Finally, I will conclude with my personal statement which is: “diversity—besides being a positive tool both ethically and economically— goes beyond to be the guiding tool for a bright future for the mankind. I believe that accepting diversity has a profound positive effect not only for organizations but to all societies worldwide.”
In summary, most workplaces are becoming increasingly diverse as people from different genders, races, cultures, ethnic origins, and lifestyles find themselves working together. The key to making diversity work is management. Knowing what they are and understanding what effects (positive or negative) they have on the organization is very important to the success of the company.
Diversity in the workplace is very important in today’s global workforce because workers in the economy all over the world are currently made up of many different ethnicities, varied cultures, beliefs, and backgrounds. People that are involved in management such as managers, and supervisors could greatly benefit from being accustomed to diversity in the workplace because their job entails dealing with a multicultural work environment on a daily basis. Knowing how to handle diversity in the workforce and having the necessary skills for supervisors would be beneficial not only to them but also to the success of the company and economy because a strong, diversified workforce will create a more “creative, innovative, and productive workforce.” (Kerby, 2012).
Good relationship in business requires many different skills especially if they are willing to compete on high level in a 21st century growing epidemic market, they have to take a close look at the human side of their organization, hand by hand on improving their business. So to define this relation an employer/employee relationship is based on healthy communication, where they share responsibility, work practices, conditions and other aspects of working life. This relationship is fundamental for corporate prosperity and without it the organization will doom. But let’s focus here on the traits of a leader whose responsible for the success of this relation, according to Jansen et al. (2013: 192-216), leaders must be social architects
Interpersonal Relationships are one of the most important things in business and everyday life. A positive interpersonal relationship provides countless opportunities while a negative interpersonal relationship limits opportunities. Interpersonal relationships can be built with many different forms of communication but self-concept and self-disclosure play two of the biggest roles in forming positive interpersonal working relationships.
Research showed that it is important for leaders to build relationships with all followers or employees. In building these relationships it allows for all subordinates to excel and take advantage of opportunities. There are three phases of leadership mention by Northouse (2013) which include the Stranger Phase, the Acquaintance Phase, as well as the Partnership Phase. Building these relationships with all subordinates can possibly reduce turnover, employee happiness, and overall organizational
Diversity in the workplace is important for employees because it manifests itself in building a great reputation for the company, leading to increased profitability and opportunities for workers. Making sure all members, students, parents and guarding’s are welcomed at all times in a well-mannered environment Workplace diversity is important within the organization as well as outside ensuring all different are put aside and everyone can come together and work well as a great team.
Effective group diversity is not easy to obtain, problems arise often due to differences in personalities, work ethics, and ideas (Griffith & Dunham, 2015). Finding a balance within the group is crucial for a group’s collaborative work and collective goals. In order to successfully complete their tasks, members have to look past their differences and find a way to work with one another cohesively to complete those set task. Not all diversity is bad, there may be challenges, but there are benefits as well.
Everyone has friends, but do you have a friend who has known each other more than ten years? Fortunately I have a best friend, and we have known each other since we could remember. Our fathers are classmates, so when we were children, we always had fun together. We have similar hobby. We both like listening to music and reading books. Even the type of music we like is the same. If people want to keep a relationship as long ad they want, they should know Maslow’s Interpersonal Needs Theory which includes affection, inclusion, and control. Affection means how two people show their love to each other; inclusion means each people have a part in their relationship, and control means not only one person make decision; each person should have their voice. It will be a successful relationship if it includes this three things. In my communication with Carol, we show our affection a lot, we have a balance inclusion, and we never try to control each other.
Diversity is a highly important issue in today’s business, especially in a globalized company. Workplace diversity helps to get better solutions to business problems (Schawbel, 2012). When you have a group of individ...
Within an organization, there are always people that think and behave differently, all dependent on their personal values and cultures. Efficient managing of the human resources is an art, and it is hard to find a perfect solution/combination. It is important that management recognize and understand that people work differently. This is why it is important to have strong cultural foundations that also guides how employees are expected to behave and work. Thereby it should be easier for management to utilize the work force diversity to something meaningful.
During our lifetime, many relationships are formed with family, friends, and significant others. These relationships are key to forming friends, work bonds and intimate connections with others. Family, friends and intimate relationships are necessary for everyday life, below I am going to discuss interpersonal relationships with each and challenges that may come.
There comes a point in one’s life when one needs to be touched and consoled by another. In the quest for belonging, one seeks to understand who and what they are, and one can only determine their existence through interpersonal relations. Interpersonal relationships are an essential part of our everyday life. Not only do they provide us with distinct characteristics of whom and what we are, but they enable us to understand and relate with others. When we master the art of relating and creating healthy relationships, our world around us becomes relatively easy to cope with, and we find a sense of our true belonging. In this paper, I will discuss the importance of interpersonal relations, and how they play an important role in the successes of school, work, and church. I will also apply the holding, eye-to-eye validation, attachment, embeddedness, and idealization relational dimensions provided by Ruthellen Josselson as well as concepts from David DeCenzo and Beth Silhanek’s textbook Human Relations: Personal and Professional Development to affirm my statements provided in this paper. I will also incorporate theoretical perspectives gathered from two scholarly articles, the Journal of Organizational Behavior and Social Psychology Quarterly.
Diversity issues will gain importance because of the effective interactions and communications between the people. Diversity is the reality of the business world. It can have negative and positive impact on the employee’s behaviour towards work and work results. This also depends on how the employees have understood it and grasps it.