Diversity is defined as all the way in which people differ. Diversity wasm't always defined this droadly. Decades ago, many companies defined diversity in term of race, gender, age, lifestyle, and disability. That focus helped create awareness, change mind-sets, and create new opportunities for many. Today, companies are embracing a more inclusive definition of diversity that recognizen a spectrum of differences that influence hoe employees approach work, interact with each other, derive satisfaction from their work, and define who they are as people in the workplace.