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Why are you considering Diversity Training?
If diversity training were truly possible in a two hour training session, it
would just as likely be forgotten within a week or two.
You can’t train anyone about their sensitivity and
respect towards the “Other!”
XD prides itself on the
fact that we don’t attempt
to train anyone about diversity,
because diversity enlightenment is more a method that is accomplishable
and measurable.
Below
is the summary from a total of 740 respondents representing nine previous
participants of the XD Diversity Enlightenment sessions.
The truth can be ascertained in the numbers!
Check out the consistency in responses from an array of various
participants who have experienced the perspective changing benefits of a
diversity enlightenment session.
Has your definition or
thoughts about diversity changed as a result of the enlightenment session?
Yes or No
|
Participants |
|
Respondents
Replying “Yes” |
|
Group’s
Response Percentage |
|
Wyeth
Pharmaceuticals Mgmt. |
|
38
of 48 |
|
79% |
|
Wyeth Pharm.
Employees |
|
158
of 190 |
|
83% |
|
JCEO |
|
92
of 120 |
|
77
% |
|
CVPH Management |
|
106
of 118 |
|
90
% |
|
Norwich
University |
|
21
of 23 |
|
96
% |
|
Bombardier Corp. |
|
136
of 187 |
|
80
% |
|
U.S. Customs
Border Protection |
|
11
of 12 |
|
92
% |
|
Westchester
College |
|
21
of 26 |
|
81% |
|
Planned Parenthood
(NA) |
|
13
of 16 |
|
81% |
|
Totals |
|
596
of 740 (81%) |
|
Overall
Group Average = 84% |
How comfortable are highly touted diversity trainers with sharing
your evaluations of their performance? Immediately
below you will find the questions from the evaluation form we ask all
participants in our D.E. sessions to complete after they have been diversity
enlightened. The charts below
reflect their answers to these questions:
o
How effective was the diversity
enlightenment in terms of educational merit?
o
Has your definition of, or thoughts
about, diversity changed as a result of the enlightenment session?
o
How comfortable did
you feel talking openly about issues raised?
o
Would you like to meet again for
further discussion and to share experiences you may have had since the diversity
enlightenment session?
Any
worthwhile diversity training session results in an educational experience
that is comfortable, yet perspective
altering, features a
conversation/discussion that is beneficial with measurable value, and
engages enough of the participants to desire more enlightenment.
How
effective was the diversity enlightenment in
terms of its educational merit?
|
Participants |
|
Respondents
Rating 8-10 |
|
Group’s
Response Percentage |
|
Wyeth
Pharmaceuticals Mgmt. |
|
46
of 48 |
|
96% |
|
Wyeth Pharm.
Employees |
|
174
of 190 |
|
92% |
|
JCEO |
|
107
of 120 |
|
89
% |
|
CVPH Management |
|
111
of 118 |
|
94
% |
|
Norwich
Univ. |
|
22
of 23 |
|
96
% |
|
Bombardier |
|
151
of 187 |
|
80
% |
|
U.S. Customs
Border Patrol |
|
11
of 12 |
|
92
% |
|
Westchester Comm.
Coll. |
|
26
of 26 |
|
100% |
|
Planned
Parenthood (NA) |
|
15
of 16 |
|
94% |
|
Totals |
|
663
of 740 (90%) |
|
Overall
Group Average = 93% |
Would you
like to meet again for
further discussion and to share experiences you may have had since the
DE session? Yes
or No
|
Participants |
|
Respondents
Replying “Yes” |
|
Group’s
Response Percentage |
|
Wyeth
Pharmaceuticals Mgmt. |
|
30
of 48 |
|
63% |
|
Wyeth Pharm.
Employees |
|
112
of 190 |
|
59% |
|
JCEO |
|
81
of 120 |
|
68
% |
|
CVPH Management |
|
82
of 118 |
|
70
% |
|
Norwich
Univ. |
|
18
of 23 |
|
78
% |
|
Bombardier |
|
125
of 187 |
|
67
% |
|
U.S. Customs
Border Patrol |
|
10
of 12 |
|
84
% |
|
Westchester Comm.
Coll. |
|
23
of 26 |
|
88% |
|
Planned Parenthood
(NA) |
|
12
of 16 |
|
75% |
|
Totals |
|
493
of 740 (67%) |
|
Overall
Group Average =72% |
If previous diversity training efforts you experienced didn’t
generate enthusiasm for more training, then it is questionable
how successful the effort actually was.
Why aren’t you
trying Diversity Enlightenment?
These organizations have been enlightened
and you are seeing how they responded.
Joint Council on Economic Opportunity (JCEO)
Bombardier Corp. (in New York City)
Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH)
U.S. Customs Border Protection (NY-Canada)
Norwich University (of Vermont)
Westchester Community College
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Mgmt & Employees
Northern Adirondack Planned Parenthood
How comfortable did you feel talking openly about issues raised?
|
Participants |
|
# of
“Comfortable” Replies |
|
Group’s Response Percentage |
|
Wyeth
Pharmaceuticals Mgmt. |
|
45
of 48 |
|
94% |
|
Wyeth Pharm.
Employees |
|
178
of 190 |
|
94% |
|
JCEO |
|
112
of 120 |
|
93
% |
|
CVPH Management |
|
114
of 118 |
|
97
% |
|
Norwich
Univ. |
|
22
of 23 |
|
96
% |
|
Bombardier |
|
179
of 187 |
|
96
% |
|
U.S. Customs
Border Patrol |
|
11
of 12 |
|
92
% |
|
Westchester Comm.
Coll. |
|
26
of 26 |
|
100% |
|
Planned Parenthood
(NA) |
|
15
of 16 |
|
94% |
|
Totals |
|
702
of 740 (95%) |
|
Overall
Group Average = 95% |
90% of the participants in our Diversity Enlightenment Session found it very educational, 81% of those same participants indicated that their perspective on diversity changed, 95% of those participants were comfortable discussing very difficult topics and 67% of them are interested in continuing the conversations started in the Diversity Enlightenment sessions. Hopefully the diversity training you are considering or have experienced is generating these results! If not, then contact XD, where our mantra is: Diversity without Pluralism and Inclusion becomes Adversity.
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02 April 2010
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