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How does one promote inclusion in the workplace where employees speak multiple Languages?

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Date Posted: 2015/11/12
Dev Kumar Das
by Dev Kumar Das , Branch Manager , Dakshin Bihar Gramin Bank

1. take into consideration  the competing interests of different stakeholders when discussing how and when it is helpful to speak another language in the workplace.

2. encourage people  in a supportive way to speak English even if they have a language barrier. Empathize. Ask them if they would like you to correct them. Sometimes employees may use their first language for communication because they feel self-conscious about their grammar and pronunciation or the negative reaction they receive from English speakers.

3. let employees and co-workers know if you feel excluded from conversations because they are not speaking a language that the rest of the group understands.  Sometimes people are unaware of the impact that this may have on morale and productivity as well as their self-image.

 

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