“Only if we can see the universe as one,
In which each part reflects the totality
And in which the great beauty lies in its diversity,
We will begin to understand who we are and where we stand.”
Titian Terzani

“Every time it’s a confrontation, I just can’t understand that guy how he thinks,” a manager struggling with a co-worker with whom there is just no understanding tells me in exasperation. “The good will is there, I’m sure, but then when we confront each other there is no way to understand each other, what a struggle!”

Statements of this kind represent only one of three colorful forms in which the topic of diversity faces the company. So much so that it has been increasingly talked about in recent years. At the end of the day, however, the task of companies is to bring diverse contributions to integration toward common goals, and as Franz Kafka said, “the hard thing is not to do things, the hard thing is to understand people.”