Colours of the World (CE 2)

Diversity can be defined as varied mixture or melange or an assortment.
This diversity is referring to the people around us. There is a diversity of nationalities, languages, personalities, age, culture, belief , interpersonal styles, learning manner, interests, race, religion, educational advantage in terms of merit. 

Diversity is inevitable, especially in Singapore where majority of the productivity of the nation is accomplished by foreign talent. We all know that Singapore is an open economy and everything is based on globalization for the nation to move forward and Singapore's only resources is human labour. 





Therefore, it is up to the citizens to cope with the diversity that is materializing as seconds ticked by. Diversity even occurs in our own home as different people have different ways of learning, communicating, understanding, and different types of friends that are of different race and culture that they associate themselves with.

At my workplace, the diversity that I am exposed to is the different races I had to communicate with which resulted in a language barrier, the different culture, different interpersonal styles, different experience and working style.

The way this matter is handled is by having a common language that we can communicate with which is basic English. The information that our team leaders would be disseminating is always in English which overrides the language barrier between different races.

Another subsequent barrier would be how the information is relayed to other team members. The appropriate communication channel which would minimize any perceptual barriers and is most effective if were to be practiced are carried out through meetings where the message conveyed is direct and with conviction from the superiors as well as subordinates. 

Moreover, two-way communication can take place in order for the receiver to comprehend the message that is delivered through feedback by asking the communicator of any doubts that may arise after the message is delivered thus practicing effective communication. These practices are frequently carried out in my company as well as other companies in general as this significantly reduces any miscommunication that may emerge.
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