Diversity is rarely out of the learning and development spotlight these days, so when I started looking in the TJ Archive to provide this month’s offering, it was a themed issue on this very subject that caught my eye.

When we talk about prejudice and discrimination as learning and development specialists, the work of Jane Elliott is clearly amongst the most influential available.

Her ‘Blue eyes/Brown eyes’ exercise is still used widely today as a way of highlighting issues of racial discrimination, and in an in-depth interview with Training Journal she explained how her methodology helps us to understand the nature of prejudice and how to counter it.

Another American also graces the pages of the magazine: Robert Rosell advocates that diversity brings us strength and success, by allowing us to tap into a rich vein of understanding that can only benefit us as individuals and organisations.

On a more practical level, Jane Hatton explores the issues learning and development specialists should be addressing before, during and after training sessions to ensure they do not contravene any of the current legislation and to ensure a worthwhile event for all attendees.

Other features in this special issue on diversity and work/life balance include a personal view of portfolio working by Graham Guest, an examination of the crucial role played by the line manager in achieving work/life balance, and David Clutterbuck’s suggestions on how we can get the right balance between work and the rest of our lives.

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