Beyond relational diversity: managing workplace diversity and team composition with Indian psycho-philosophy

To understand the workplace diversity with the help of deep level diversity attributes, this paper proposed that Indian psycho-philosophy has huge potential to provide a strong foundation to manage diversity at the workplace. On the basis of Guna doctrine from Indian psycho-philosophy, the present paper identified different types of personalities to manage a diverse workforce. The author first reviewed the existing literature and explored the overt and covert dimensions of diversity. Thereafter, Indian Darshan was explored on how the personality at the deeper level can be defined. In that context, Guna Personality was identified to understand diversity at the deep level. Further, to facilitate the managers to practically use this Indian psychoanalytical approach at the workplace, different psychological team roles are identified to mange team composition at the workplace. The holistic view of personality, unlike in the previous conceptualisation wherein physiological parameters were dominated, is emphasised in this paper.