1. The Importance of Diversity In the
Workplace
Justin Gaines
●Real Whirled Sales Candidate

2. Our World Is Diversifying
● Ideals
● Cultures
● Backgrounds
● Faces
● Genders
● Trends
● BUSINESS

3. How Important is it Really?
● Why accept
Diversity?
● What is it other than
equal opportunity?
● What's in it for the
Workplace/Me?

4. Mission Statement
● Understanding and
Appreciating
● Realizing the impacts
and benefits
● Believing in Diversity

5. It Affects Your Customers!
● Strong, diverse customer relations initiatives are essential to
understanding a modern consumer base.
● International customer bases.
● Minorities expected to become majorities by 2042
● Estimated Purchasing Power of 2013
– Hispanic; 9.9%
– African American; 8.8%
– Asian; 5.4%
– LGBT; estimated to reach buying power of $835 Billion
– Less diversity = Less potential in quality of service

6. It Affects Your Business
Structure
● Globalization impacts
employees
● Generational gaps in
the work place
● Prevent
discrimination
● Building a reputable
firm.

7. Whirlpool
● Outstanding diversity
initiative
● Fosters various
diversity networks
and programs
● Employs diversely
even at high end

8. What's In It For Me?
● *Increased
Productivity
● *Talent Retention
● *Adaptability
● Better Solutions =
Better Financial
Results

9. Believe In Diversity
● Diversity presents
challenges to many
aspects of business
● Embracing it means
more than equal
opportunity
● Fostering it can bring
great results to your
business