Jardine OneSolution (2001) Pte Ltd (JOS) is wholly owned by Jardine Pacific of Jardine Matheson, representing a significant number of the Asian group’s non-listed interests within Asia. Jardine Pacific is a leader in the areas of Engineering and Construction, Airport and Transport Services, Restaurants and IT with one aim to deliver excellent performance and services to their clients. They aim to create values for their business partners and uphold the premier standards of commercial governance, transparency and culpability.
Functioning in the main areas of IT Product and Services, JOS leads within Southeast Asia with 14,000 professionals and technical staffs in regions such as; China, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia and Singapore of yearly
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Diversity Management
‘Diversity in the workplace is important to running a successful business – Heterogeneous groups deliver better solutions and critical analysis.’ (Ryan, n.d.).
Having different sales teams to the targeted sets of customer sector enables the salesperson to effectively apply their domain knowledge and better serve the customer. Each team comprises of up to 8 members and a sales manager leading the team to success. Not only do the sales teams need to interact with the customer, there are cross function teammates to work with, to provide quality products and services to our customers.
With a well-managed diverse workforce, the organization will be able to inculcate and enhance performance and employee engagement. She mentioned that Konrad (2003), “a global economy requires that organizations have a diverse workforce so that they can effectively deal with an increasingly diverse customer base.” (Jayne, 2004, p. 409). In addition, it is a common belief and understanding that a diverse organization help builds creativity, innovation and in turn improving group problem-solving
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Jackson (2017) said: ‘The people you want to reach represent not only many different cultures and backgrounds but are also at different places along the continuum of awareness and understanding. You have multiple stakeholders and your message should be tailored to fit each group.’. Each has their own unique character, with a different way of communication and needs.
Different Needs and Building Trust
Different generation has different needs. As Prof Tan, SMU (2016) pointed out, Gen Y employees will always have a short-term horizon, and are more receptive to changes. They are likely to move on when they believe they have learned enough from their current organization. Older generation employees tend to be more loyal to the company, but they must understand and view changes as an opportunity and not maintain the mentality that ‘if it’s not broken, don’t fix it’.
Building trust within JOS is important. Employees who trust their peers and managers are usually more willing to go the extra mile for them. Being a trusted employee also require less monitoring from the manager which in turn enables them to turn their attention to other important aspects of
Founded in 1990 by C. Mohan Kailas, Kailas Companies is one of Louisiana 's top owner/operators of commercial property today. Kailas Companies prides itself as one of the most established and respected commercial real estate companies in the state of Louisiana. Relying on the experience and dedication of its staff and the satisfaction of its tenants, the company now owns and manages over two million square feet of building space. Its portfolio spans numerous facets of property; from land, warehouses, office space, to residential apartments and condominiums.
The study found Gen Y are tech savvy but not great team player, Gen X are entrepreneurial thinking but rank low on executive presence and boomers are team player and loyal but do not adapt so well (Giang, 2013). 78% of the responders agree member of Gen Y are believed to be the most tech savvy who know how to utilize social media to leverage opportunities. 68% of the responders agree that this young workers are most “enthusiastic” about their job. In contrast, Gen Y scored lowest on being team player, hardworking, and productive part of an organization. More Gen Y were interested in how to get a promotion compared to Gen X or Baby Boomers (Giang, 2013).
Companies will also need to anticipate and assess which new skills and training older employees will require, particularly in the realm of technology where they may feel less comfortable than many of their younger colleagues. The federal workforce is building toward a potential retirement wave in coming years, with more than a third of career federal employees projected to be eligible for collecting their end-of-career benefits by September 2017, compared to just 14 percent at the same time in 2012. The dynamic of this workforce is the wealth of knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience that will be walking out the door never to return. Millennials will make up 50 percent of the U.S. workforce by 2020 and 75 percent of the global workforce by 2030. At issue is how to attract and retain
Businesses have reported challenges in integrating the Generation Y employees into the Baby Boomer culture. The Generation Y, also known as the Millennials form the latest generation of workers entering the job market. However, dealing with them is quite complex, which means managers balance both the expectations of the millennials and company objectives to achieve optimal performance and productivity. This report seeks to provide insight on recruitment, management, and retention of the Generation Y employees to Baxter Electronics, a Chicago-based software manufacturer. This report will also discuss the characteristics of the Millennials and provide recommendations for managing and retaining them in the workforce.
Importance and benefits of managing this diversity There is prescription that a company could apply to be successful, therefore it depends on the capability of the leader to sort out what is best to the organisation based on the level of productivity of the workplace. Leaders and managers should know and recognise skills that are vital in creating a positive and effective diverse workforce. One day session of training and programs is inadequate to change a person’s behaviour and styles, therefore the company need continuous development, implementation and maintaining trainings and awareness foundation. The welfare of having a diverse workforce is that it brings a unique standpoint to the company.
How do I handle the challenges of managing a cross functional team? Introduction “Get the right people on the bus, the wrong people off the bus, and the right people in the right seats.” - Jim Collins’ quote from the book, Good to Great Forming Cross-functional teams to work on projects has become popular in the last few years. There are three primary reasons: a. The team has improved coordination and integration b. Expand organizational boundaries (Lines of Reporting, Verticals, Functions) c. Reduce the cycle time in terms of service delivery When people come together from various disciplines, they bring diversity, their expertise in problem solving, different perspectives to look at the problem statement, their creativity and innovation
A business undergoes the process of converting to an environment that does not only teach millennials how to be their best, but how to look back on past generations and learn from their mistakes. The millennials need more exposure to more fulfilling and old fashioned times, so that they can fix themselves and work more efficiently in a corporate
On the other hand, bosses belonging to Gen-Y are 30 somethings and extremely aggressive, fiercely ambitious and even prone to mistakes. That said, they also have different immediate goals and priorities to be focused
Implementing training programs where all generations can learn about each other’s differences can help employees understand how and why each generation works. Workshops in which multigenerational workforces can share work experience and mentor each other can assist in creating a sense of community and a supportive environment where employees can be open and share their ideas an collaborate with each other in order to better their organization. Millennials are perceived as being disloyal and quick to search for new employment when they unhappy in their work environments, but due to starting their careers during times of recession, Millennials try to maintain their roles in the workplace to remain financially stable. The main reason for turnover among Millennials is a result of exclusion, slow growth within the workplace, and limited development opportunities. Finding gratification and meaning to their work is important to Millennials so that they can excel and be productive in the workplace that is supportive of their work.
Today’s most business primary concern is retaining workforce diversity. Recognizing the importance of diversity in the organization and effectively manage to ensure the organization and its valuable diverse employees are growing hand in hand. Rising of immigrants’ employment opportunity, joint venturing business globally has equally brought an opportunity for shared values, exchange of cultures and intelligence to widen the opportunity for business enterprise and also a platform for employees to reach target goal.
INTRODUCTION This assignment will focus on explaining the importance of diversity management, challenges of management diversity, give strategies and implementation of management diversity in the workplace. A diverse workforce is a reflection of a changing world and marketplace. Diverse work teams bring high value to organizations. Respecting individual differences will benefit the workplace by creating a competitive edge and increasing work productivity.
We live and work in a diverse world, consists of people with divergent backgrounds with different needs and preferences. This multicultural world brings out the potential on improvement and efficient, but also comes with that are the challenges. Workforce diversity acknowledges the reality that people differ in many ways, visible or invisible, mainly age, gender, marital status, social status, disability, sexual orientation, religion, personality, ethnicity and culture (Kossek, Lobel & Brown, 2005). The culture of an organisation plays a big role in the performance and sustainability of an organisation, and it is also important to the well-being of its employees.
Successful strategies link diversity progress directly to business results. (www.diversityinc.com/diversity-management) Diversity in the workplace means bringing together people of different ethnic backgrounds, religions and age groups into a cohesive and productive unit. Advances in communication technology, such as the Internet and cellular phones, have made the marketplace a more global concept. In order to survive, a company needs to be able to manage and utilize its diverse workplace effectively. Managing diversity in the workplace should be a part of the culture of the entire organization As a group we discussed diversity management and realized that the world is a big place and there will always be diversity.
Diversity management can defined as an activity that recruits diverse employees such as women and minorities into the workforce and it’s also can increase the competitive advantage of the organization. (Stone 2013). By applying diversity management, a more productive environment will be created so everyone would have a feeling of they are being valued and their talents are being fully used resulting in their organisational goals are achieved.. (Kandola and Fullerton 1994, p. 56). Equality legislation helps the employers to know better on how to recruit and treat their employee fairly and also helps to promote diversity in the workplace. (Nibusinessinfo n.d).
Gen Y sees this type of communication as effective and efficient, while the older generation sees this as lazy and potentially harmful to business. B. How do we bridge the gap between the generations in the workplace? Each generation has a unique set of strengths and weaknesses and it is the managers’ jobs to identify those points and find ways to get the most out of their employees. First of all understanding the generational differences of all employees and making a list of which employee falls under which generation.