Communicating a Message of Diversity and Inclusion
Human resources (HR) manageme
Communicating a Message of Diversity and Inclusion
Human resources (HR) management leaders must understand how to roll out new initiatives and programs. Message delivery often determines how a target audience will accept the new offerings.
In this assignment, you will reflect on what you have learned in this course, integrate your new knowledge with research on diversity and inclusion, and create a paper outlining best practices.
Create a 3-page paper (not including the title and reference pages) in a Word document for your response.
Use APA format for the paper, title page, references page, and in-text citations.
Develop an introduction and conclusion for your paper.
Step 1. Reflect
Reflect on the best-practice skills, methods, and strategies described throughout this course. Consider how best practices can be integrated to overcome challenges in communication when implementing new initiatives and programs in a healthcare organization. Describe several typical challenges.
Step 2. Evaluate
Review the required readings and evaluate how human resources managers and administrators have a responsibility to communicate effectively across generations and cultures. Identify communication options. Integrate what you have learned about cross-cultural thinking and writing into your response.
Step 3. Research
Research well-known hospitals and other healthcare organizations which have diversity and inclusion programs. Review published materials on how administrators use best practices to address generational and cultural differences among employees.
Step 4. Outline
Outline the best practices in implementing diversity and inclusion programs.
Step 5. Compile
Compile the information from Steps 1-4 in your reflection paper.
Define diversity and inclusion, discuss the importance of communicating across diverse audiences, and describe specific best-practice communication strategies.
Discuss the importance of knowing your audience when selecting a communication approach.
Reflect on how the use of best-practice strategies facilitates respect for diversity, inclusion, and cross-cultural communication.