{"id":1616944,"date":"2022-08-19T18:17:07","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T22:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1616944"},"modified":"2022-08-19T18:17:16","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T22:17:16","slug":"diversity-training-at-vanguard-tells-white-men-to-accept-uncomfortable-criticism-floats-holding-them-accountable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/diversity-training-at-vanguard-tells-white-men-to-accept-uncomfortable-criticism-floats-holding-them-accountable\/","title":{"rendered":"Diversity Training At Vanguard Tells White Men To Accept \u2018Uncomfortable\u2019 Criticism, Floats Holding Them \u2018Accountable\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdiversity-training-at-vanguard-tells-white-men-to-accept-uncomfortable-criticism-floats-holding-them-accountable%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1616944&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Asset management <a href=\"http:\/\/dailywire.com\/topic\/business\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">company<\/a> Vanguard hosted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-dei\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">diversity<\/a> training in July asking white men to accept \u201cuncomfortable\u201d criticism about their implicit biases, footage obtained by The Daily Wire shows.<\/p>\n<p>Vanguard, which manages over $7 trillion in client assets, hosted the event as part of its <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.vanguard.com\/content\/dam\/corp\/research\/pdf\/VGDEI_062021_FINAL.pdf\">commitment<\/a> to diversity, equity, and inclusion. In line with that commitment, Vanguard tapped a consultant to host a two-hour session called \u201cThe Critical Lever: Engaging White Male Managers in Advancing Diversity &#038; Inclusion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnless you are actively including, you are likely accidentally excluding,\u201d Laura Sherbin, managing director at diversity consulting firm Seramount, told more than 2,000 employees attending the event in-person and virtually on July 19, the footage shows.<\/p>\n<p>In her own words, Sherbin described the session as an attempt toward \u201creally ensuring \u2026 that white men, white male managers, are actively included in the DEI conversation\u201d \u2014 although she made it abundantly clear that the nomenclature used in cited surveys was not meant to \u201csuperimpose an identity \u2026 on the white males who participated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Vanguard\u2014which manages over $7 trillion in client assets\u2014hired diversity consultant Laura Sherbin to run a session geared toward \u201creally ensuring\u2026 that white men, white male managers, are actively included in the DEI conversation.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vPbnpfbm2O\">pic.twitter.com\/vPbnpfbm2O<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Zeisloft (@BenZeisloft) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenZeisloft\/status\/1560741430808965121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 19, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Vanguard did not respond to a request for comment from The Daily Wire.<\/p>\n<p>After presenting survey results indicating that white male managers have a desire to push for diversity on their teams, yet feel unsure how to do so, Sherbin said that Vanguard ought to provide \u201cexpectations for DEI prioritization\u201d and \u201cclarity on how both senior leaders and middle managers will and should be held accountable.\u201d She suggested that one possible mechanism for such accountability could come through \u201cperformance management process and feedback channels \u2026 just like we do for business results.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sherbin said that Vanguard ought to provide clarity on how managers can be \u201cheld accountable\u201d for DEI, suggesting one possible mechanism for such accountability could come through \u201cperformance management process and feedback channels\u2026 just like we do for business results.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rGZHdhAGm6\">pic.twitter.com\/rGZHdhAGm6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Zeisloft (@BenZeisloft) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenZeisloft\/status\/1560741466322108416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 19, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Vanguard CEO Tim Buckley appeared to be seated in the front row during the presentation.<\/p>\n<p>Sherbin also encouraged white male managers to be aware of implicit biases and accept criticism \u2014 \u201ceven if it\u2019s uncomfortable\u201d \u2014 and take initiative in discovering \u201chow to engage and interrupt bias, exclusion, and microaggressions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sherbin also encouraged white male middle managers to be aware of implicit biases and accept criticism \u201ceven if it\u2019s uncomfortable,\u201d as well as take initiative for discovering \u201chow to engage and interrupt bias, exclusion, and microaggressions.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YGBZUrD1kL\">pic.twitter.com\/YGBZUrD1kL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Zeisloft (@BenZeisloft) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenZeisloft\/status\/1560741501482676224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 19, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The lecture was followed by a panel event featuring five white male Vanguard managers \u2014 including managing director Tom Rampulla, who moderated the discussion \u2014 centered on how they realized their own \u201cracial identity\u201d and how it \u201cshaped the way\u201d they experienced life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of people may still think that DEI is only for underrepresented groups, it\u2019s for people that don\u2019t look like me,\u201d one manager commented. \u201c\u2026 The message here is get involved\u2026 When you do that, you become part of inclusion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat mentor-mentee relationship has really helped me advance across differences, really seeking out those individuals that are different,\u201d another manager added. \u201cOne of my most fruitful mentor-mentee relationships was with somebody who is black, transgender, born in Kentucky to Baptist minister parents. I can tell you to this day \u2014 I learned way more from them than they ever learned from me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">One manager discussed his relationship with a mentee \u201cwho is black, transgender, born in Kentucky to Baptist minister parents\u201d and how he \u201clearned way more from them than they ever learned from me.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/umcki3wtU7\">pic.twitter.com\/umcki3wtU7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Zeisloft (@BenZeisloft) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenZeisloft\/status\/1560741546923855873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 19, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>One manager said that he brought his daughters to Vanguard\u2019s pride celebration \u2014 which he called the \u201cmost amazing Vanguard event that\u2019s been put on in a long, long time, if not ever.\u201d As <a href=\"https:\/\/thepostmillennial.com\/exclusive-vanguard-holds-family-friendly-drag-queen-show-with-kids-funds-abortions-and-dei-initiatives\">The Post Millennial<\/a> revealed last month, Vanguard\u2019s pride festivities on its main campus in Pennsylvania included a \u201cfamily-friendly\u201d drag show.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Another manager said he brought his daughters to Vanguard\u2019s pride celebration, which he called the \u201cmost amazing Vanguard event that\u2019s been put on in a long, long time, if not ever.\u201d Vanguard\u2019s pride festivities included a \u201cfamily-friendly\u201d drag show this year. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5zr4as2zIm\">pic.twitter.com\/5zr4as2zIm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Zeisloft (@BenZeisloft) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenZeisloft\/status\/1560741577995452416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 19, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Vanguard, alongside fellow asset management firms BlackRock and State Street, has gained attention in recent months for pressuring portfolio firms to establish Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) goals \u2014 by which executives may set renewable energy benchmarks, appoint a certain number of minorities to serve as managers, or otherwise blend profitability with a leftist agenda. Vanguard, BlackRock, and State Street combined hold an average 20% stake in every Fortune 500 company and have been willing to jointly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/activist-investors-are-seizing-companies-to-push-social-justice-measures\">exercise their power<\/a> toward activist ends.<\/p>\n<p>American investors, however, are not necessarily<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asset management company Vanguard hosted a diversity training in July asking white men to accept \u201cuncomfortable\u201d criticism about their implicit biases, footage obtained by The Daily Wire shows. Vanguard, which manages over $7 trillion in client assets, hosted the event as part of its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. 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