Respect and Inclusion at the Workplace to Create a Positive Work Environment
A respectful workplace is easy to cultivate. Be courteous to people, and talk good about them, right? This sounds great but that is not the truth. Respect and inclusion at workplace are more superficial things—it is about creating a work environment that is inclusive for everyone. Creating an inclusive culture implies that you create new policies or eliminate the previous ones that don't go well with the concept. It starts from recruitment and goes to performance management. The hiring process needs to have candidates from all communities. Community outreach programs and jobs fairs ensure that diverse talent reaches the recruiter. “Showing respect in the workplace simply means not being intentionally or accidentally harmful to another,” Kryss Shane, author of “Creating an LGBT+ Inclusive Workplace. At its core, expressing respect means acknowledging people’s humanity. It implies accepting different identities, protecting employees from unfair treatment and val