Workforce Inter-Personnel Diversity

Claretha Hughes is Professor at the University of Arkansas, USA. She has over 27 years of diverse management, supervisory, and administrative experience in organizational and workforce development. She is a member of Association for Talent Development and has published articles in Human Resource Development Review, Advances in Developing Human Resources, Workforce Education Forum, and New Horizons in Adult Education and Human Resource Development. Her book Valuing People and Technology in the Workplace: A Competitive Advantage Framework won the R. Wayne Pace Book of the Year award in 2012.

• 1. Introduction: A Holistic Approach to Examining Workforce Inter-Personnel Diversity.- 2. Description and Recognition of a Quality, Inter-Personnel Diverse Workforce.- 3. The Role of Workplace Leaders Who Champion Workforce Inter-Personnel Diversity.- 4. Using Workforce Inter-Personnel Diversity as a Unique Talent Management System Component.- 5. Valuing Independent Thought within Cultural Groups in the Workplace.- 6. Using Workforce Inter-Personnel Diversity to Alleviate Generational Differences.- 7. Conclusion.