Importance of diversity

1. OVERVIEW
Chemical Group of Monsanto-corporation treated managing diversity as a
long term process
Goal
Intent of the plan
3 part strategy

2. Awareness and Change in behavior of white males
Employees leaving the organization
2 steps to solve the problem
Consulting
Pair
Join-ups

3. 8 PROCESS BARRIERS
Denial of issues
Lack of awareness of problems
Restrictions on bringing bad news up the organizational ladder
A lack of trust about how others will perceive and respond to diversity
issues.
The need to be in control of one’s job.
A compulsion to fix them rather than us.
Issue outside one’s reality.
Past, well intended diversity actions.

4. Supporting universities which are predominately attended by minority
students
Partnership with Howard University

5. WHY DID MONSANTO ADDRESS
DIVERSITY-RELATED ISSUES AS PART OF
ITS STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS?Strategic planning is long term planning
At Monsanto managing diversity is treated as “long term process”
Environmental factors
 Society
 Available resources

6. Environmental factors provides information to organizational strategic plan
 Organizational Mission
 Organizational Objective
 Organizational Strategy

7. ASSUME THAT YOU WERE HIRED TO SOLVE THE
PROBLEMS RELATED TO EMPLOYEE TURNOVER AT
MONSANTO. WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE DONE
DIFFERENTLY OR IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIONS TAKEN?
Creating work environment conducive for women
Selective recruiting
Regular reviews from employees
Exit Interviews

8. CHOOSE THREE OF THE EIGHT HARRIERS PRESENTED IN
THE CASE EXPLAIN WHY THESE BARRIERS DO, IN FACT,
PREVENT EMPLOYEES FROM UNDERSTANDING
DIVERSITY.
Lack of awareness of problems
Restrictions on bringing bad news up the organizational ladder
A lack of trust about how others will perceive and respond to diversity
issues.

9. IN-GENERAL, HOW CAN ACTIONS TAKEN TOWARD
ACHIEVING DIVERSITY ASSIST ORGANIZATIONS IN
BECOMING MORE COMPETITIVE?Diversity increases productivity
Improve retention and cost reduction
Create goodwill and improve corporate image

10. THANK YOU