I often get asked “what are the tangible benefits of investing in a diversity program?” According to American Express, here are the top advantages of workplace diversity:
- It builds your employer brand. Having a diverse workforce makes your company more interesting, people can expect to learn more from your employees and you can attract better talent from around the world.
- It increases creativity. When you bring a variety of different people from various backgrounds together, you’ll end up getting better solutions to business problems.
- It encourages personal growth. This is a major advantage to workplace diversity because it can help employees learn new ideas, perspectives and connect intellectually and personally to different people.
- It makes employees think more independently. If you have similar people at a company, it will be harder to solve complex problems.
