Workplace Diversity Can Backfire
Now that you’re all reading my sensationalist headline, check this out: new research indicates that diverse teams are less likely to share information with each other because they’re more focused on finding commonality and not offending anyone, and thus are less likely to reach the best decisions, according to Human Resource Executive Online.
“In diverse groups, the whole point is to benefit from the different types of knowledge and experiences people have,” says Leslie DeChurch, coauthor of the study.
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