Change is often difficult but also necessary for the long-term success of any organization. For example, during the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses had to quickly pivot away from business as usual to adapt to a new reality. Formal sit-down restaurants started offering takeout, hotels changed their check-in and cleaning processes, sports venues operated without spectators, and schools switched to a distance-learning model. Even more challenging than these operational changes, however, is a change in culture. Our textbook defines culture as "the shared values, norms, rules, and behaviors of an identifiable group of people who share a common history and communication system" (p. 109). Because values, norms, rules, and behaviors normally evolve over a considerable period of time, changing the culture represents a significant challenge. Your task is to persuade an audience of decision makers at an organization of your choosing to commit to a cultural change. Your task is to convince your organization to make one of the following changes. Focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion in hiring and promotion practices..

1. Change is often difficult but also necessary for the long-term success of any organization. For
example, during the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses had to quickly pivot away from
business as usual to adapt to a new reality. Formal sit-down restaurants started offering takeout,
hotels changed their check-in and cleaning processes, sports venues operated without spectators,
and schools switched to a distance-learning model. Even more challenging than these operational
changes, however, is a change in culture. Our textbook defines culture as "the shared values,
norms, rules, and behaviors of an identifiable group of people who share a common history and
communication system" (p. 109). Because values, norms, rules, and behaviors normally evolve
over a considerable period of time, changing the culture represents a significant challenge. Your
task is to persuade an audience of decision makers at an organization of your choosing to commit
to a cultural change. Your task is to convince your organization to make one of the following
changes.
Focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion in hiring and promotion practices.