Examining Workplace Climate

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Examining Workplace Climate

• MDLS April 5, 2008

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CEI 100 Percent
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Research Questions

• 1. How do GLBT workers define workplace climate?

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Research Questions

• 1. How do GLBT workers define workplace climate?
• 2. What is the effect of GLBT experiences of
  workplace climate?

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Research Questions

• 1. How do GLBT workers define workplace climate?
• 2. What is the effect of GLBT experiences of
  workplace climate?
• 3. How can we develop resources that address
  corporate climate for GLBT workers?

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Research Questions

• 1. How do GLBT workers define workplace climate?
• 2. What is the effect of GLBT experiences of
  workplace climate?
• 3. How can we develop resources that address
  corporate climate for GLBT workers?
• 4. How can we get HR/ Diversity Professionals/
  Managerial Buy-in for these toolkits?

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Project Outline
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Focus Groups

• Gay, Lesbians, Bisexuals of Color In Person
• GLBT Executives
• Transgender
• Bisexual
• GLBT workers in the South In Person
• GLBT 30 and younger
• GLBT Pink and Blue Collar

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Focus Groups (cont.)

• Lesbian and Bi Women
• HR Professionals
• Non-GLBT workers (30 70 temperature)
• GLBT in Client-based work
• GLBT Union
• Non-GLBT Pink and Blue Collar In Person
• GLBT Non-GLBT

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Online Moderation Tool
Moderator/Participant Visual Allows those in
the focus group to have a visual representation
of the participants
Speakers Queue Allows participants to see who is
talking and the order in which speakers are
queued. Moderators have the ability to interrupt
the queue to ask clarifying questions.
Participant Writeboard Allows participants to
add additional commentary throughout the
moderated focus group
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Initial Results

• 360 Worker
• Climate is Seen
• Climate is Felt
• Climate is Heard
• Climate is Mutually Produced
• Exterior Climate
• Career Development

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Next Steps

• Research
• Conduct remaining focus groups
• Develop analysis, identify themes to inform poll
• Conduct national poll of 1000 GLBT workers
• Report out
• Resource Development
• Develop climate assessment tool
• Develop toolkit for improvement

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Questions?
March 6, 2008