Fourth Supervisory Training: NO WHINING!
Lenora Billings-Harris led the Training entitled: Creating a Respectful Workplace. The first part of the training identified how we all use "the victim mentality" in dealing with each other on personal and professional levels. The result minimizes our capacity to work together; to be "totally responsible people" (the goal of the training); and to create respectful workplaces.
Deeds truly are more important than mere words. But words can have a tremendous influence in the workplace and limit our capacity to build strong organizations. I liked this training especially because it involved basic human psychology. "NO WHINING" pins were given out at the end of the training. haha.
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Training was the term HR used for, well, the training. I kinda agree with your statement on how we best learn, but don't be hate'n the term "training". In a way the training was presented in the way you promote as best learning practices.
My employees are certainly not circus animals and I'm not about indoctrination. Yet the disciplines and principles discussed have been helpful in how we approach conflict in our office. Our office requires discipline and standard operating procedure. Our customers wouldn't want my employees to wonder around the office until they figured out what they were doing either. So there is a place for different learning needs and styles.
On crossroads, I didn't bring it up with this supervisory training. But one question, how much is the going rate for Tom Sowell and Cornel West, probably $45,000 for an hour of their opinion. I'm not so sure it would be cheaper.
Sure, I'd like to see more personal group dialogue of citizens regarding racism because I firmly believe many of us don't know how to talk about it. With all due respect, a speaker series is an event and voter registration is a tool.
What we need is a good on-going process where folks commit their time, energy and good to make progress. Crossroads may have shortcomings and it can be a controversial issue because taxpayer money is involved. Much of my critique on Crossroads comes after the folks go through the training. What then?
If we could only get the folks who go to Golden Corral to talk with each other in a meaningful way...these issues could be worked through over the buffet. I'll look over your blog!
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Jeff L. Thigpen, at 12:13 PM
David, David, slow down.
Look, I'm the Guilford County Register of Deeds. I'm not on the Guilford County School Board. My employees aren't going through the CrossRoads Training. I have not made it a monopoly, nor mandated the training. Is that what you think? This is a fundamental misunderstanding.
My employees went through a Respectful Workplace Training by a group not associated with CrossRoads. CrossRoads Training is VERY different.
It is hmmm, clear, that you do not support CrossRoads. I hear that. You just busted up in my blog and it appears that you've made seymourhardy's comments my own.
That hopefully clears up your first point. To engage your second point, how do you define racism? That goes to my point that we don't know how to talk about it because we define it differently; make different assumptions and presuppositions. I'm trying to avoid it. Can you help me?
Third, I don't think Greensboro has a shortage of social activist or civil rights activists. Those discussions are continuing every day in this town. There are many events related that kind of approach.
The CrossRoads trainings in the School System were the result of over 1100 people being trained in Undoing Racism Workshops in Greensboro over a 4 year period from my understanding. They organized, went to the school board and got an audience for some reason. It was not voluntary in the sense that folks had to pay to attend it from what I understand. I raised the taxpayer issue because the difference is now it is in the Guilford County Schools. And I'm not sure if employees are "required" to attend the trainings either.
How do you define patriotism? How do you define family? We must ask these fundamental questions. Again,I don't agree with all of what CrossRoads has to offer, but I don't have to, if folks disagree with the trainings they can elect a new School Board.
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Jeff L. Thigpen, at 3:39 PM
David, I think you'd be interested in this blog. It's a Greensboro blog with a position on the Cross Roads Training in the Guilford County Schools! It's Michael's Corner.
http://mccornerworld.blogspot.com/2005/05/crossroads-ministry-for-guilford.html
Happy Hunting!
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Jeff L. Thigpen, at 6:16 PM
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