DIVERSITY: exploring my workplace and my working area

Exploring diversity on My Work

What are the similarities and differences between the two groups?
Basically the 2 groups are very similar, diversity is in the two groups and the principles and the values are very much alike. The difference is mostly in the fact that the marketing area is more connected with each other. Areas like sales or finances are very independent with their work and have only result reviews. Unlike Marketing that is always in touch not only within them but with the whole company.
P&G makes activities for all the company like the Christmas party, the beginning year party (our fiscal year stars in July) like any other company, but the market team has special activities only for them and much more than the average of the rest of the company. The pour pose of this marketing activities is to strengthen relationships among marketers and emphasize and create a bigger awareness of their roles interdependency.
The structure of marketing is mores horizontal; in other areas the structure is very vertical.In addition marketing has a lot of trainings unlike the company.

How does the degree of diversity in the workplace affect your learning & working experience?
having different points of view allows me to search always for new ideas, new solutions, forces me to work at peak and give a 100% all the time.
Dealing with different cultures can be difficult at first but then you learn that not everything means the same, that reactions are different, that believes and thought can interact and fusion to obtain better and more optimal ideas and solutions.
Tolerance, self control and acceptance are very important as well as caring to learn about others.

How does the degree of diversity in your area affect the work experience, and extracurricular activities? What are the advantages and disadvantages?
Marketing works as a natural group because they need to be constantly communicated, we are divided in MOTs, witch are responsible of an specific category. This MOTs are multifunctional teams that are composed by marketers (the number depends on the number of brands in the category), one contact of planning, supply and logistics and one contact of the sales area. The leader of each group is a marketer to.
Being part of this group gives me the opportunity of listening to different point of view, different forms of thinking, communicating, different styles, work habits, and many more, this complexity gives me the opportunity to improve, learn and become more competitive. In the extracurricular activities the marketing area is very united and likes to go out all the time, we make plans to eat, party and have a good time.
a very important advantages is that people from outside or new are easily adjust to de company, and I Don’t think there are disadvantages because even though some time different point are confronted, this generates debates and allows better results.

What could be done in terms of diversity to enrich your work experience?
I think that in terms of diversity my experience has been more than fulfilling.

Bibliography:
CULTURAL METAPHORS: APPLICATIONS AND EXERCISES by Martin J. Gannon
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