Workplace Diversity: Learning from Diverse Companies in Modern Era

This article depicts lessons learned from three companies supporting a great diversity program-Marriott, Progressive, and Ally Financial.These companies have been recognized in Forbe's "America's Best Employers For Diversity" honorary listing and are much valued by both employees and customers alike.The purpose of this article is to accomplish the following: 1) briefly define and review organizational ethics, 2) describe Marriott, Progressive, and Ally Financial diversity program, and 3) provide practical application of effective diversity program in the workplace. BACKGROUND AND WORKPLACE DIVERSITY DEFINEDDEI have become a buzzword in business today.DEI is a "conceptual framework that promotes the fair treatment and full participation of all people, especially in the workplace, including populations who have historically been underrepresented or subject to discrimination because of their background, identity, disability, etc." (Dictionary.com,n.d., para 1).Diversity refers to differences between different people in terms of their race, religion, sexual orientation, language, etc. while inclusion means making people, who are in the minority, feet valued, respected, and treated equally (Wadhwa & Aggarwal, 2023).Indeed, diverse companies experience many advantages over those who do not which include a variety of different perspectives, increased creativity, increased problem-solving, increased profits, improved employee engagement, reduced employee turnover, improved company reputation, and improved hiring results (TalentLyft, n.d, para 5).