Michele is aware of the importance of diversity within the company. She does not, however, realize the differences between diversity and culture, and how this impacts teamwork. As the HR Manager, Michele has asked you for a plan to motivate the employees at Lollipop Company, Inc.
For this project assignment on Lollipop Company, Inc. Make a minimum of 2 to 3 page business professional report that addresses the following questions:
Q1: Discuss the key elements of motivating a culturally diverse organization.
Q2: Why is diversity inclusion important? What are the benefits?
Q3: Discuss how working with others can help with respect for diversity and respect for diverse perspectives.
Q4: Explain how your plan will motivate and engage a culturally diverse workforce.
Q5: Describe your plan for encouraging teamwork among a diverse workforce and ensuring that employees make meaningful and valuable contributions to team projects and tasks.
The format of the document should be APA style.
Details of the Company:
Lollipop Company, Inc.
Lollipop Company, Inc. is a small-sized company in the confectionary industry and is based in Minneapolis. The company originally began in 2000 by a single woman, Michele. Fifteen years later, Michele finds herself in need of a larger facility, new machines, more employees, and better compensation and benefits plan. On top of that, she needs to maintain her profit of 30%, but she would ideally like to increase her profit to 35%.
Lollipop Company, Inc. is in need of a consultant. You have been hired by Michele to come into her business, review her business, and provide her with information on what she should do to reach her goals within the next 12 months:
Increase profit by 5% (from 30% to 35%)
Move to a facility that has a larger capacity, ideally double the size
Purchase new confectionary machines (minimum of 3 machines but up to 7 machines)
Hire 5 more employees, including one operations manager
Offer a more competitive compensation and benefits plan to employees