Question

Consider this week's course content. Explain how differences in the workplace are a barrier to effective management skills. But on a positive side, how can these differences be an advantage for the organization?

Answer 1

The differences in the workplace are considered as barrier to effective management skills, those are as stated below:

• The differences in the workplace that certainly will include various changes like cultural changes, Internal changes of environment, changes in organizational processes, practices, etc, hence, such changes can be difficult to accommodate, so, such differences in the workplaces can be regarded as barrier to effective management skills,
• The differences in the workplace, that require people to get oriented with new workplace, hence, people should be trained enough to manage their Job in new work environment, that process may take more time, cost and include various organizational risks,

Further, Differences in workplace can be beneficial for Organization, as it may embrace diversification, and build a Mix culture situation, here, Team members are more smart and efficient to accommodate such differences in the workplace, hence, Organization may not be affected due to consideration of strong experience of team members, here, Team members embraces productive changes and many a time, due to market situation and External pressure, workplace processes need to be updated and changed, however, with such people those can accept such differences, Organization can be benefited in such situation. As Organizational objectives, goals get fulfilled and accommodate the change smoothly, accept the differences in workplace,