Diversity and Individual Differences Discussion

Post 1 –

Suppose someone asked you as an I/O psychologist why it is important for organizations to embrace diversity and individual differences. Based on the reading assignments for this Module, what would you say?

Be sure to include examples of what you are describing as well as citations and References. Also, please comment on the posting of at least one fellow student.

Readings:

• Patel, S. (2017). The 7 Different Personalities in the Workplace. Retrieved from https://www.fundera.com/blog/different-personalities-in-the-workplace
• Meinert, D. (2017, February). How do you deal with difficult employees? SHRM. https://www.shrm.org/hr-today/news/hr-magazine/0217/Pages/how-do-you-deal-with-difficult-people.aspx
• Dyson, E. (n.d.). Managing diversity in the workplace. People Scout. https://www.peoplescout.com/insights/managing-diversity-in-workplace
• Post 2 –
• Suppose you have been hired by a drugstore to work in the HR department where you will be asked to recruit new employees in the retail sections of a drugstore. Based on this Module’s reading assignments, identify the three most important personalities that would be important to you in hiring new people for the drugstore and describe how you would put them into use