Why is diversity and inclusion important? What are the benefits?

The CEO is aware of the importance of diversity and inclusion within the company. However, the CEO and Leadership do not realize the differences between diversity and culture, and how this impacts teamwork. As the HR Manager, Leadership has asked you for a plan to motivate the employees at Lollipop Company, Inc

For this project assignment on Lollipop Company, Inc. complete a minimum of a 3-page business professional report that addresses the following concepts:

• Discuss the key elements of motivating a culturally diverse organization.
• Why is diversity and inclusion important? What are the benefits?
• Discuss how working with others can help with respect for diversity and respect for diverse perspectives.
• Explain how your plan will motivate and engage a culturally diverse workforce.
• Also, describe your plan for encouraging teamwork among a diverse workforce and ensuring that employees make meaningful and valuable contributions to team projects and tasks.
• Visit the Rasmussen online Library and search for a minimum of 3 articles covering diversity and culture and teamwork. Conduct academic research using the library’s databases, like Business Source Complete via EBSCO and Business via ProQuest.
• Remember to integrate citations accurately and appropriately for all resource types; use attribution (credit) as a method to avoid plagiarism. Use NoodleBib to document your sources and to complete your APA formatted reference page and in-text citations.