This scenario-based assessment is in three parts:

1. Provide a cited overview of issues related to diversity of a workforce.
2. Analyze and provide recommendations for a new policy for in and out-of-office (remote) work.
3. Analyze the similarities and differences between ethical codes and legal responsibilities that may connect to this policy and its implementation.

Scenario

You are the executive director of a human services program. The workforce in program is diverse. Workforce in this assessment can be understood as individuals from the same agency. Within this agency, there may be many differences between individuals. The nature of the work includes both in-office and out-of-office (remote) work. As a result, there is a new policy. Employees will remotely work Monday, Tuesday, and Friday. During this time employees are required to be accessible online during work hours, be able to work in a private place, and have their own equipment (the organization does not provide at-home equipment).

Address all three parts for this assessment.

Part One

Using the scenario described above, provide a cited overview of issues related to diversity of a workforce. Issues include, but are not limited to diversity of technology access, communication styles, accessibility, abilities, community, and individuals' views on what is important and seen as correct (values).

• Analyze the relationship between bias, interest, and workforce environment. Use scholarly references and empirical support to identify possible bias and the connection to workforce environment.
  • What are examples of bias within the workforce that relate to people or activities?
  • What are examples of interests of the workforce that may impact the working environment?
  • What are examples of how similarities and differences in bias and interest impact the workforce environment?
• Analyze the possible technical and financial differences among the members of the workforce and the foundation of these differences as related individual bias. Use scholarly references to support the claims.
  • What are bias or interest that might support technical or financial bias?
  • What are ways these biases or interest inform the view of these differences?
• Analyze how personal values, morals, and ethics impact professional behavior in diverse workforce environments. Use scholarly references to support the claims.
  • What are examples of values that may be different within a workforce?
  • How might those values translate into behavior?
  • How do values and ethics guide decisions people make at work?

Part Two

Analyze and provide recommendations for a new policy for in and out-of-office (remote) work. What are the strengths of this policy? What are the weaknesses? What changes would you make?

• Analyze the remote workplace policy, including the strengths and weaknesses of the policy when considering issues related to diversity. Use scholarly references to support the claims.
• Suggest revisions and a leadership strategy to address the weaknesses of the policy. Use scholarly references to support the claims.
  • Consider the strengths and weaknesses identified about the policy with respect to a diverse workforce. What would you keep and what would you revise?
  • Describe a leadership strategy to implement this revised policy to a diverse workforce.

Part Three

Review the ethical standards for the National Organization for Human Services. Using the policy from Part One, analyze the similarities and differences between these ethical standards and the legal responsibilities that may connect to this policy and its implementation. Then, describe the connection between the NOHS ethical standards and the legal responsibility related to a diverse workforce program.

• Describe the connection between the NOHS ethical standards and relevant legal responsibility related to the policy for a diverse workforce program. Use scholarly references to support the claims.
  • Focus on ethical codes that specifically address diversity in the workforce and specific legal responsibilities related to diversity in the workforce.
  • Explain how NOHS ethical standards and any legal responsibilities are related, or not.
• Analyze how both the legal and ethical responsibilities inform the role of leadership in a program with a diverse workforce.
  • How would the standards listed impact the role of leadership in a program with diverse workforce?
  • How would legal responsibility impact the leadership role of a program with a diverse workforce