Diversity and Cultural Sensitivity in the Workplace This document discusses diversity and cultural sensitivity in the workplace. It begins by defining diversity as recognizing each person's unique talents, skills, backgrounds and beliefs. It then discusses some of the challenges of cross-cultural communication, including assumptions of superiority, correctness and universality. However, it also outlines advantages for organizations, such as promoting creativity, stronger problem solving and competitive advantage. Finally, it provides an example comparing cultural differences between communicating achievements in Latino versus US work cultures.