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Research tells us that a company which keeps cultural competence at the forefront has lower turnover, a higher level of buy-in, and a reflection of diversity throughout all levels of management.  Steven L. Robbins offers seven signs that the contrary is operating in an organization.  His signs of workplace bias address both the informal (off-color comments that are tolerated) to the structural (reliance on one way of doing things rather than diversifying tactics).

Why does this matter?  Well, not only is cultivating cultural competence and respect for diversity good practice as a human being, it’s also good for the bottom line:

A recent survey by the Level Playing Field Institute reveals that, when compared with white men, other workers, including people of color and gays and lesbians, are up to three times more likely to leave a company because of unfairness alone. What’s more, unfair or biased treatment costs U.S. employers some $64 billion a year in lost productivity and profits.

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