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Motives Mattter When It Comes to Diversity Training: Motives Mattter When It Comes to Diversity TrainingA BIt of Bias, A Bit of Reality....First of all, "forced diversity training" is a highly biased term. All training in a company deemed as mandatory might be called "forced." That can range from varying forms of safety training to specific job...; Tags: diversity training, training; Discussion threads 2008-01-23
Motives Mattter When It Comes to Diversity Training: Yesterday was Martin Luther King Jr. day and across America people took a day off to mark the life and work of the civil rights leader. It's a day that spotlights the importance of diversity in the country, and by extension, in the workplace. Corporate America is taking up the...; Tags: Jessica Stillman, Human Resources, Gender And Diversity, Workforce Management, Recruitment & Selection, Training, Diversity Training; Blog posts 2008-01-22
Coca-Cola Employees to Attend Diversity Training Annually.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News): Oct. 11--ATLANTA--Coca-Cola told all U.S. employees Tuesday that they will be required to attend an annual diversity training course. Oct. 11--ATLANTA--Coca-Cola told all U.S. employees Tuesday that they will be required to attend an annual diversity training course.; Tags: Coca-Cola Co., diversity training, training; Research articles 2000-10-10
As girths grow, firms do battle with weight bias; Saks a leader in attitude alterations.(News; customer relations management): Byline: samantha marshall Sandra Lane certainly had her colleagues at Saks Fifth Avenue fooled. In a training session designed to promote workplace diversity, employees who did not know her were shown a photo of the plus-size Ms. Lane and asked ...; Tags: diversity training, Lane, leader, Saks Fifth Avenue; Research articles 2003-09-22

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How To Provide Employee Diversity Training: Employee diversity training is becoming a common event in businesses across the nation. The basic idea of such workshops is to teach employees communication and conflict resolution techniques to be used in the framework of working with culturally diverse teams whose members may solve problems in very different ways. Whether...; Tags: Training, eHow, Employee Diversity Training, Communication Skills, Workforce Management, Training And Certification, Productivity, Career, Human Resources; White papers 2007-01-01

Diversity Training In The Hospitality Industry: Diversity training can mean a multitude of things. Training can focus simply on the understanding of cultures of various identifying groups and recreating a person's biases, prejudices and stereotypes also known as awareness training. Diversity training can also be more skill-based, where staff learns a set of skills to help...; Tags: Associated Content, Human Resources, Training, Training And Certification, Workforce Management; White papers 2007-06-22
DIVERSITY TRAINING PROGRAMS HELP REDUCE RISK OF BIAS SUITS.: Employers with diversity training programs in place are not only likely to be seen as more progressive but also could be less exposed than other companies to liability for discrimination claims. Taking measures to eliminate bias in the workplace i Employers with diversity...; Tags: company; Research articles 1999-07-12
IFA Educational Foundation To Establish Diversity Training Institute With Sponsorship from The Coca-Cola Company.: The International Franchise Association IFA Educational Foundation announced recently that it will establish a Diversity Training Institute, which will be supported by The Coca-Cola Company. The purpose of the Institute will be to provide a permane The International Franchise Association IFA Educational Foundation announced recently...; Tags: Coca-Cola Co.; Research articles 2001-04-01
Diversity training for pre-service. (Research).: Diversity Training for Pre-service--A researcher at Ball State University has found that spending a semester immersed in an urban school setting can improve pre-service teachers' attitudes toward multicultural teaching and learning. While 37 percent of elementary and secondary school populations nationwide are minority, only 15 percent...; Tags: Ball State University, semester, teacher, training; Research articles 2003-06-01
Diversity Act: Public sector organisations in the West Midlands borough of Telford & Wrekin are using a play and theatrical workshops to deliver diversity training to staff. A total of 15 local public sector employers have joined forces to offer the training through Paradoxos Theatre, a company that specialises in producing theatre...; Tags: Public Sector, Reed Elsevier Inc.; White papers 2004-04-06
SCORE Mentors In Chicago, IL Help Dramatic Diversity Market To The Right Audience: Brian Gregg attended Byron Stewart's adult acting class. Brian, a management consultant at the time, signed up for the class as a way to express his creativity. Byron was ending his term as an artistic director for a nonprofit agency and was focused on creating a theater department at the...; Tags: Training, Chicago, SCORE, Workforce Management, Training And Certification, Human Resources; Case studies
PC security: Clinton-era `tolerance' and `diversity' training have wrapped the U.S. military in red tape and produced more-sensitive spies at the CIA. The training continues: An army of "change agents" has been assigned to transform how U.S. soldiers, sailors, airmen and spies think, feel and behave. Supported by political pressure from above and peer pressure from within the system, the change agents are trying to impose a politically correct PC orthodoxy on war-fighters and spooks....; Tags: agency, CIA, MARKETING, officer, PC, security, training, U.S.; Research articles 2001-11-12
YALE UNIVERSITY: Medical school's cultural diversity pr program enhances doctor-patient relationships.: M2 PRESSWIRE-10 September 1999-YALE UNIVERSITY: Yale medical school's cultural diversity program enhances doctor-patient relationships and is one of few in the U.S. C1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:090999 New Haven, Conn. -- As the U.S. population becomes increasingly diverse, few medical...; Tags: patient, U.S., Yale University; Research articles 1999-09-10
Cook Ross, Inc. Launches CultureVision, an Online Cultural Competency Training Solution for Healthcare Providers: SILVER SPRING, Md. -- Cook Ross, one of the country's leading diversity training and consulting companies, has launched CultureVisionTM, an online cultural competency training tool for healthcare providers. "Cultural competency has become a critical focus in healthcare," said Howard Ross, president of Cook Ross, Inc. "The changing demographics in...; Tags: Ross Inc.; Research articles 2005-06-07
FSU law students attend diversity program.: The Bar's Center For Professionalism recently presented a two-hour diversity training program for all incoming law students at Florida State University. The program was facilitated by Wilhelmina Tribble, a member of the Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism who challenged the nearly 300 first-year...; Tags: Florida State University; Research articles 2002-10-01
"Mandatory" Knows No Color: "Mandatory" Knows No ColorMandatory knows no colorDear Writer:The subject title is as should be. The text is brief enough. The massage is clear and effective to wise company's owners. It's a bit severe some times to go by the army rules but you know better as I don't own a...; Tags: nationality, Very few people; Discussion threads 2007-06-27
Poll: Handling Racial Tension in the Office: Poll: Handling Racial Tension in the OfficeRacism in the officeDisagreeing with the black employees' demand to fire the offending employee, but understanding their position, I would honor their right to protest, reschedule the mandatory tolerance meeting, and take the interim time to sit down with the black employees to come...; Tags: Microsoft Office, racial tension, racism; Discussion threads 2008-01-24
Supplier Diversity: Who's Doing and Marketing it Well? And Does it Sacrifice Savings?: Supplier diversityÂ is imperativeÂ in a global, multi-cultural business market, but it can be challenging to reconcile supplier diversity initiatives with cost-cutting initiatives. According to a 2006 study by The Hackett Group, companies can expand their supplier diversity programs without sacrificing savings. So who's doing it well, and how...; Tags: Lori Deschene, Marketing, Channel Management, Tier, DiversityInc, Supplier Diversity, Procurement, Supplier; Blog posts 2007-12-19
Diversity - What's New: Products & Services - Global Lead Management Consulting's Dialogue on Diversity: Computer-Based Diversity Awareness Training - Brief Article: Global Lead Management Consulting has developed and released the new software product Dialogue on Diversity: Computer-Based Diversity Awareness Training. Dialogue on Diversity features two hours of learning content, which is divided into four learning modules. Each module allows users the flexibility to view the training program at any time and...; Tags: Global Lead Inc.; Research articles 2002-07-01
Inaugural Class Enters Freedom Forum's Diversity Institute at Vanderbilt University: NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 31 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Freedom Forum Diversity Institute, a training program designed for people of color who want to become journalists but have not had formal journalism training, welcomes its inaugural class Sunday, June 2. TheNASHVILLE, Tenn., May 31 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Freedom Forum Diversity...; Tags: training, Vanderbilt University; Research articles 2002-05-31