DOn occasion of the festival of colours – Holi, social media will have uploads of selfies of coloured faces. However, the preferred pictures will be where various colours are distinctly distinguishable and not ones where the colours have merged to make a mixed shade that appears like a shady smear.
The colours look attractive together, but only as long as they do not lose their individual attractiveness. Coming together is good but it is better to maintain diversity. So often, when we move to unite, we insist on uniformity. But by stifling diversity, we cripple the impact of unity.
Various instruments in an orchestra play together, but melodious music is created because of diverse sounds. Languages are empowered by varied vocabularies of different dialects. The rainbow looks beautiful as the colours in its spectrum retain their colours. The same holds true for teams.
We mistake uniformity for alignment. Diversity involves acceptance and respect. It means understanding that each individual is unique and recognizing different dimensions of ethnicity, gender, socio-economic status, age, physical abilities, ideas, beliefs and ideologies.
The exploration of this diversity in a positive and nurturing environment helps us understand each other such that we can move beyond simple tolerance to embracing and celebrating the rich dimensions of assorted capacities of each individual in the team.
Colours of the rainbow look good in unity…
As they align without losing their diversity!
- Pravin K. Sabnis
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