Title: How Does Stereotyping Affect the Workplace Environment? | Small Business - Chron.com
Headings: How Does Stereotyping Affect the Workplace Environment?
How Does Stereotyping Affect the Workplace Environment?
Stereotyping in the Workplace
Effects of Stereotyping on Individuals
Building a Diverse Workforce

Content: When stereotyping leads to harassing and discriminatory situations, the work environment becomes tainted with negativity. Someone feeling attacked via the stereotype may feel unsafe or as if they don't belong. This separates teams and stalls creative efforts. People are more likely to have higher anxiety, get sick more often and not focus on work. This all leads to lower productivity. If left unchecked, stereotyping with impacts on the company culture can lead to discrimination lawsuits by existing or former employees who feel management doesn't care about their well-being and maybe even promote the negative and unwanted behavior. Building a Diverse Workforce
Diversity training is how companies prevent stereotyping from becoming a problem. In diversity training, workshops and role-playing review common scenarios that could lead to negative stereotyping situations. As employees go through training, they often realize that their own actions, even innocently acted, are inappropriate. This is a significant part of helping to build a workforce that accepts and understands each other, and appreciates differences in individuals.