Looking for examples of HR training programs
October 25, 2006 12:05 PM Subscribe
Looking for examples of simple HR-type training programs. For example, can anyone remember an online excercise that asked participants to quickly answer yes/no when faced with a series of photos or statements? The goal was to provide evidence of bias.
I'm trying to find examples of simple HR-type training programs--you know, those exercises HR people lead employees through to teach them about teamwork, undestanding another's point of view (I'm not a big fan of these, but I'm looking for examples). I'm particularly intersted in anything about cultural competency/diversity training. I'm not looking for long programs -- just simple exercises. If you know of any, or can describe any you've been involved in, I'd love to hear about them!
I'm trying to find examples of simple HR-type training programs--you know, those exercises HR people lead employees through to teach them about teamwork, undestanding another's point of view (I'm not a big fan of these, but I'm looking for examples). I'm particularly intersted in anything about cultural competency/diversity training. I'm not looking for long programs -- just simple exercises. If you know of any, or can describe any you've been involved in, I'd love to hear about them!
Response by poster: Hey...that is one of the tests I was thinking of!
Thank you for point it out so quickly!
posted by Badmichelle at 12:29 PM on October 25, 2006
Thank you for point it out so quickly!
posted by Badmichelle at 12:29 PM on October 25, 2006
I'm not sure why you're interested in this, but the lead researcher for Project Implicit (the Harvard lead, anyway), emphatically does not endorse the use of these demonstration programs for any "HR-type" testing or training whatsoever, and in fact they specifically refuse to license the programs for such use.
They're very sensitive to the idea that race-based reactions and opinions have strong moral implications, but the focus of their research is the subconscious, non-voluntary nature of much of the bias we find outselves engaging in. The use of their research for finger-pointing and assignment of moral culpability -- e.g., for lack of "cultural competency" or "sensitivity" -- would be ironic to say the least and quite destructive of their aims if taken too far.
So... again, I don't know if you're actually in HR or anything, but please take the nature of the project and its goals into account when using these materials.
posted by rkent at 1:17 PM on October 25, 2006
They're very sensitive to the idea that race-based reactions and opinions have strong moral implications, but the focus of their research is the subconscious, non-voluntary nature of much of the bias we find outselves engaging in. The use of their research for finger-pointing and assignment of moral culpability -- e.g., for lack of "cultural competency" or "sensitivity" -- would be ironic to say the least and quite destructive of their aims if taken too far.
So... again, I don't know if you're actually in HR or anything, but please take the nature of the project and its goals into account when using these materials.
posted by rkent at 1:17 PM on October 25, 2006
Response by poster: I'm not in HR -- I'm taking a course on "interpersonal communication" and we've been asked to develop a quick, 10-minute, participatory presenation about some aspect of interpersonal communication. My team is playing with the idea of cultural sensitivity, but if we decide to use this, we'll point people towards this test as an interesting exercise, and as a way to get people thinking about bias. We're not going ask people to report on what the test results were -- it's just something to think about. So I think we should be okay.
posted by Badmichelle at 5:26 PM on October 25, 2006
posted by Badmichelle at 5:26 PM on October 25, 2006
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posted by wearyaswater at 12:23 PM on October 25, 2006