MGT600: Strategic Management, People and Teams - Assessment 3 Part A

This presentation, created for MGT600 (Management, People, and Teams), addresses strategic management issues within an organizational context. It begins by highlighting the diverse population of Australia and the services provided by Telstra, emphasizing the importance of adapting to changing environments. The presentation then defines diversity and its significance in the workplace, emphasizing how it boosts creativity and productivity. It discusses the challenges in embracing diversity, particularly concerning language and immigration, while also highlighting the need for organizations to adopt effective diversity and inclusion frameworks. The presentation underscores the importance of creating an environment that provides equal opportunities and the role of diversity training programs in improving productivity and engagement, ultimately focusing on strategic pillars and principles to promote diversity and inclusion within organizations.

Slide 2
Out of four among the 22 million Australian people, at least one person gets born overseas; at
least one parent of about 46 per cent population is born abroad; and almost 20 per cent of the
people of Australia communicate in other languages at home except English. One out of ten
Australians (around 1.5 million of the country’s adult inhabitants) trust in the superiority and
inferiority of races. Many Australians, about 18 per cent, stated that discrimination do takes
place on religion, skin colour and ethnicity.
Slide 3
1.4 million retail fixed standalone voice services, 18.3 million retail mobile services and 3.7
million standalone data services and retail fixed bundles are provided in Australia. Telstra has
been proudly helping the customers to improve the ways of living and working through
connections. Some of the products and services of Telstra are served worldwide. Telstra2022,
along with their corporate strategy, will allow them in leading the Australian market by making
their products and services simple so that the customer experience can be improved, as well as
decrease the cost base and simplify their functions.
Slide 4
Diversity means the attributes used by people to validate themselves with respect to others.
These features comprise of demographic factors such as gender, age and race, as well as values
and cultural rules. The cultural differences such as language, dress, and traditions, that exist
between people are more obvious. There are certain important variations in the way societies
manage themselves, such as in their shared views of morality, religious faiths, and in the
manners, they connect to the natural environment.

Slide 5
Diversity in the workplace boosts creativity, workers from different circumstances will fetch
diverse resolutions to attain a prevalent objective. The diversity in a place of work not only
boosts creativity, but also enhances productivity. The reason is that creativity indeed paves way
for productivity. The more diverse the workforce will be, greater diverse will be the resolutions
and productivity of that team. A diverse labor force offers a diverse and international prospect.
Slide 6
Many workplaces across Australia are taking the wrong approach to diversity and inclusion
across all levels of the organizations. Developing a broader and more affective framework
encouraging better diversity and inclusion into the future is missed by, most of the organizations
in Australia
When there are variations in language and communication, it becomes difficult to embrace
diversity. The racial spectrum has been going through changes every year as more individuals
immigrate to Australia from around the globe.
Slide 7
The goal of developing an environment that possess acceptance and provides equal opportunity
to everyone is very vital. This can be done by recognizing the differences and challenges that
exist among workers. The leaders of an organization will be able to examine the issues related to
a specific diversity in a better way along with the changes needed to be made for addressing
them. An organization can be benefitted from the diversity training programs in multiple ways,
which include boosting productivity, detainment, and engagement. The lessons drawn from such
trainings can be used together in other initiatives and they can be offered as programs that stand-
alone.

Slide 8
The Diversity and Inclusion actions are founded on three strategic pillars, which is People,
Customers and core Communities. Their Diversity and Inclusion policy is focused on five
principles which are as follows, Contribution to commercial success, Merit, Equality and
Fairness, and Everyone's Business and section of who they are.