to diversify (one’s) workforce

Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 1,300 – Diversifying a Workforce.

This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 1,300. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.

This episode is a dialogue between Audrey and Simon about trying to get different kinds of people working at a company. Let’s get started.

Audrey: Have you seen these design ideas? They’re stale.

Simon: Maybe it’s time we diversified our workforce. It’s pretty homogenous right now.

Audrey: It’s not that homogeneous. We have people from different cultures and backgrounds, people who are bilingual and multicultural.

Simon: That’s not what I mean and you know it. We’re missing a huge demographic. Having more diversity will help us find new ways to tackle problems and come up with creative ideas.

Audrey: Are you saying we’ve become stodgy?