Diversity

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One goal we suggest companies to strive for is building an inclusive environment.
An inclusive environment is defined as an environment “where all employees are fully and respectfully involved in the work activities and “life” of the organization” (CIGNA’s seminar). An organization cannot leverage or reap the benefits of its diverse workforce if everyone does not feel included or seen as important. An inclusive environment allows this to happen.
A company cannot, however, simply decide one day that it wants its organization to have this type of inclusivity. It is a very long and slow process, especially if it is a larger corporation. It is also a gradual process that includes many different stages. The stages each company must progress through towards inclusivity are:

Exclusive Club  Passive Club  Symbolic Difference  Critical Mass  Acceptance  Inclusive Organization (Local Level)  Inclusive Organization (Global Level)

We can define these stages as such:
Exclusive Cl...