Answer to Question #310305 in Management for Ajay

Question

Spread across 100 countries and its headquartered in India, Mahindra employs over

2,40,000 people. Tech Mahindra is one of only three Indian companies to be included in

the Bloomberg 2020 Gender-Equality Index. They are constantly creating a transparent

policy, valuing individual differences. For Tech Mahindra, diversity of every kind is of

importance. Be it diversity of one’s nationality or someone’s age, be it about gender,

also about thoughts, or their abilities. In fact their constant endeavor is building a

workplace that is 'intentionally' varied and diversified in every way possible."

a. What are the lessons to be learnt from Tech Mahindra Gender-Equality Index?

b. What practices would you recommend other Indian corporate houses to enable change

of diversity and sustain it.

Answer 1

a. What are the lessons to be learnt from Tech Mahindra Gender-Equality Index?

Being intentionally diverse, essentially means that people can ensure they practice inclusiveness in all aspects of diversity right from gender and sexuality to generation and ideation. People can appreciate differences based on age, ethnicity, race, lifestyle, and social status and have a designed series of programs, policies, and initiatives to promote cultural diversity. Diversity and Inclusivity at the workplace is an instrument for growth and people can value and celebrate the uniqueness of every individual by fostering an environment of inclusion and empowerment. Diversity helps empathize with customers and society. 

b. What practices would you recommend other Indian corporate houses to enable change of diversity and sustain it.

• Make diversity part of their hiring process.
• Build connections to create talent pipelines.
• Examine their policies to fight systemic inequality.
• Create a culture of empathy and forgiveness.
• Conduct diversity training.
• Reward diverse referrals.
• Celebrate employee differences.