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Testimonials

Below is a collection of some feedback we have previously received. They have been split into four separate categories. Quick-links have been provided below to aid your navigation.

What Clients Particularly Valued About Working With Us

"Your understanding of our organisation and your willingness to get `along side'. Your regular progress reviews. Your integrity. Your openness."
Cabinet Office
"I particularly valued our relationship both with consultant and administration team. Professionalism of consultant, knowledge, manner and presence. Overall report and its presentation."
Department for Education & Employment
"All the consultants with whom we have dealt, have been highly professional and very able trainers - with no weak link. All have been very responsive and have quickly gained a good feel for the culture in our organisation. Feedback from staff following training has been very good indeed. The tender/project proposal was very clearly set out so there was no doubts about the agreed service which was to be provided, and Schneider~Ross delivered in accordance with the proposal. Administrative support `back at base' was also very professional and friendly."
Department for Trade & Industry
"You make a real effort to understand the culture you're working in; you accommodate our views/issues. You want to make things work for us - you don't push your agenda; very flexible"
Barclays
"The attention to clear concise presentation and communication"
University of Cambridge
"Design of workshop & expertise of Training Consultant. They were excellent and worked extremely hard on this project."
BT
"My particular thanks to the members of the Schneider-Ross team, in particular Dr Sarah Rutherford, Alexis Walmisley, Karen Lindley and the focus group facilitators. Always patient and courteous, whatever the pressures, they worked to tight deadlines (often against a moving target!) and showed great forbearance. I look forward to working with the team again over the next 6 months as we communicate the findings and complete further research."
MoD EOC Project Officer, MoD
As leader of the steering group, I’m delighted with what we have been able to achieve. Robin has worked with us right from the start, providing an external stimulus and helping us build our understanding and commitment. We’re convinced that our employees, prospective employees and business partners demand that we value diversity – and we will not disappoint them
Chairman, Unilever UK
The Audit Commission welcomes this independent evaluation of how the RRA is being built into every day workings of the local authorities and other public bodies
Chairman, Audit Commission
Tony Warner was excellent! I really enjoyed this experience. Schneider~Ross come highly recommended!
, Museum of London Group
I really appreciated the willingness of the team to accept opinions from us and to incorporate those into the eventual outcomes. I valued both the evidence and the concrete recommendations.
Diversity Adviser, SOAS
I was overall impressed with the quality of your work
Director, SOAS
(I most valued) the production of clear implementable solutions with a sound evidential base
Principal, SOAS
"a really impressive piece of work which gives us some substantial recommendations to structure future action"
Policy Adviser to Deputy Director, Institute of Education

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Why Clients Choose to Work With Us

"Schneider~Ross appeared to be the only organisation offering `global’ services. I was impressed by their international client list"
Rexam
"Your speciality in diversity training – which is important to us. The other companies we looked at do all types of training, diversity training being one piece"
Enterprise-Rent-A-Car
"A colleague heard one of your consultants speak at a race equality seminar and had been impressed with their knowledge on the subject. It was felt that with their experience, they would be an asset to our organisation"
Energywatch
"Experience of sector, reputation..."
Cranfield University
"Excellent reputation, cost-effective, friendly and personal approach, met our requirements and understood what we wanted"
University of Southampton
"Robin’s knowledge of our organisation and his experience of this type of work and ability to get buy-in at a strategic level"
Lloyds TSB
"The calibre and friendliness of your staff and your obvious expertise in the area"
Imperial College London
"We valued the research conducted in terms of legislation outside the u.s. and the shell good practices which were captured through interviews and the external good practices through client work and research"
Shell
"We valued his thoroughness and professionalism throughout the project and his willingness to put in the effort to make it a useful document for us even if it meant going beyond what may have been the original scope of the project. The timeliness with which he lived up to his commitments relative to the project"
Shell
"For such an experienced consultancy, I feel your costs are still very reasonable and realistic"
Southampton Institute
We were impressed by the professional approach Schneider Ross adopted to the Project and the learning you brought of diversity issues and problems in other organisations and the means by which they can be addressed. You clearly established trust from our staff in the focus groups you ran. You helped us come up with a workable package of recommendations, making many helpful suggestions but not imposing your views. We are most grateful.
Director General, HM Revenue & Customs

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Our Training & Learning Interventions

  • The most thought-provoking and well-facilitated workshop I have ever been involved in. Thank you.
  • Good presenter, kept me “awake” at all times, very enthusiastic
  • Discussion. The use of examples. Having obviously very experienced facilitator who could provide examples, opinions and knowledge to support their views/course content
  • I thought that the consultant’s delivery, pace and presentation of the course was excellent!
  • I am not a manager but the training has given me an insight into what the company expects from its people in order to create a healthy place to work. This training will not only benefit me but the people I come into contact with. Thank you
  • The course helped me to understand that I may have some issues within my team that I did not see before the course.
BT
  • I realised as it progressed that I knew less than I thought I knew!
  • Interactive, interesting, lively presentation, inclusive and work group arrangement worked well.
  • I came here thinking it would be the usual waste of time. I now know differently.
  • Gave me a much clearer perspective on the whole issue of EO and what to look out for in my work environment
  • The entire workshop was very thought provoking and highlighted the issues that require to be dealt with in the organisation
The Crown Estate
A much wider view of what diversity means and how we can make it relevant to what we are doing. Very good in helping us all understand how we could apply the approach on site. Prompted me to start thinking about something in which I had not previously considered.
BP Baglan Bay
  • I enjoyed the exploration of how diversity has moved beyond `Equal Opportunities’. Exploration of the business case for diversity. Ideas of how to use diversity concepts to support change.
  • The use of Myers Briggs to understand why some people are finding change difficult. The recognition that further flexibility in work patterns is important and could be `sold’ to the recruitment process.
  • Like the focus on `real change issues’ rather than good deeds!
OPRA
  • The open discussion with problem solving. Understanding different cultures and equal ops
  • Breached barriers & started, facilitated and closed challenging conversations
  • Thank you to the consultant – they were tolerant and brilliant!
BAA
  • The interaction between the trainers and the participants was great
  • Learning that diversity is more than just hiring different people. It is about attitude & action
  • Great material and handling overall. The facilitators were good and should stick with us
  • I think it was all presented extremely well and helped me get a better grasp of our goals
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
  • The opportunity to explore often taboo subjects
  • Achieving behaviour change – education of `middle management’, population key to fundamental culture shift – we can’t rely on only engaging top 100 senior managers
  • Not prescriptive but involved which for me aided my intake of the days content
  • Informal environment, a nice way to tackle a legal subject
  • Thought provoking and educative
  • Knowledge and experience of facilitators
  • I believe this day could have a very significant and positive effect on my future performance. Very enjoyable and professionally presented – thank you!
  • Very professionally presented with open and honest feedback and debate
  • I found that it was a very useful challenge to my assumptions about how the organisation thinks, behaves and reacts
  • Facilitator’s willingness to bring `real issues’ into the day
  • Course material presented in a fair and open manner
  • Some excellent through provoking discussions – a very sensible and practical environment for discussions
  • Thought provoking content
  • Structure of day, delivery, supporting documentation and visuals key to successful day
  • I liked the approach of the meeting – one of dialogue and informality
  • Excellent presentations, the anecdotal contributions made the day
  • I found the style of teaching very easy to understand and very clear
  • You made me realise I didn’t know as much about `respect for all’ as I thought I did – I do now
  • Workshop provided excellent basis of knowledge and built on existing low level of knowledge of diversity
  • Encouraged full participation of all group members – with high level of honest/openness about current behaviour and practice
  • In my opinion the course was extremely well pitched and wouldn’t suggest any changes
  • I found the workshop excellent
MFI
  • Excellent presentation, relaxed and informal, pitched at exactly the right level
  • A great deal of ground covered in a short time in a very interesting and stimulating manner
  • Very informative - group structure works well. It could have been a boring subject but it was put over in a most informative and constructive way
  • Made you think beneath the surface of the term 'equal opps'
  • Making you look at equal opps through others eyes and not from my stand point
  • The entire workshop was very thought provoking and highlighted the issues that require to be dealt with in the organisation
  • It reminded me of the responsibilities I have as a manager. It also clarified the legal aspects of equal opportunities
  • It made all realise what a wide, all encompassing subject EO is and that my own 'feelings' and instances of being discriminated against were part and parcel of an unenlightened workplace
  • Covered and complex subject entertainingly and interestingly
  • I found it completely enjoyable, informative, educational and a positive experience
  • A good balance between information dissemination and audience participation by gentle, but persistent probing. Presented in a pleasant, neutral manner
  • Excellent presentation. Good level of involvement. A lot of information and examples enforce points
  • Challenged stereotyped views, challenged general thinking of EO's especially legal interpretation
  • Gave me a much clearer perspective on the whole issue of EO and what to look out for in my work environment
  • It was fun, something usually missing! All participated rare!!
Crown Estate
  • I think that the range of topics covered made me think outside of the ‘normal’ areas associated with diversity issues.
  • Very clear and define explanations of what diversity means, made the workshop easy to follow. Both speakers were interesting to talk to.
  • Much better understanding of diversity – impact of own prejudiced behaviour.
  • Chance to explore my own preconception about diversity. Good toolkit.
  • The informality, range of material covered, the links between diversity generally and the business context. It was fun!
  • Plenty of time to discuss and flesh out ideas – often these courses are rushed, but not here.
  • I have a much clearer understanding of the meaning of diversity and its wider commercial implications. The trainers were very clear and concise, very impressive
Pearsons
  • Optimum-sized group. Good, flexible & experienced facilitators & Law Soc references presented to forward ideas / suggestions internally. Good mixture ideas to help think round the issues
Law Society

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Why Join the GDN?

Barclays' global footprint extends to over 50 countries and diversity is a business imperative in all the markets in which we operate. Membership of the GDN has allowed us to share best practice, network and benchmark with other global organisations who are engaged in this exciting area of diversity. Our membership has allowed us to work with other GDN companies to understand what has worked for them in diverse global markets and provided a forum to discuss our stategy and its implementation.
Barclays
The GDN, and the date gathered through the benchmarking process, allow me to calibrate Tyco with other progressive oragnisations. It helps me to prioritise my D&I agenda as we strive to be a leader in this area.
Tyco
From the outset, we at BP, have committed to making the network a success - we see many benefits flowing from it. It's been invaluable for us to build a good sense of what other companies are doing on diversity, and to learn from others' experiences as well as our own.
BP
We've covered a lot of ground in the past few years. If the network didn't exist now, we'd have to invent it..... its fulfilling a key role in taking diversity forward on a global level.
Dow Chemicals
What I like so much about the Network is the opportunity to get a level of honesty never achieved at a standard conference. Its also inspirational to learn about others success in the field. This isn't easy stuff to deal with - the Network has been genuinely helpful to me and my business.
Barclays

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General Quotes

"Leadership means unremitting insistence that diversity is part of whatever we are doing: it can never be off the agenda. People have to realise that diversity is a hard business imperative, as well as a moral one"
Chairman, Inland Revenue
"Diversity will increase our capability and innovation with the bringing in and bringing on of talent. People will bring new experiences, skills and ideas because of their diverse backgrounds and knowledge of different environments"
Head of EO Project team, HR Division, Inland Revenue
"Levelling the playing field, ensuring that the best people are in the best jobs also makes for better business. When you are in a highly competitive service industry, in a society where gender inequality is fast becoming a core value, it makes absolute sense to pursue gender equality in the workplace - it would be nothing more than a dereliction of duty not to go after the fastest growing customer base"
Chief Executive, Barclays (launching our research "The Business of Diversity")
"My time as chief executive has proved to me that equality and diversity is not a `nice to have' but a significant part of the answer to our business challenges"
Matt Barrett, ex Chairman, Barclays
The sexual harassment survey is the largest piece of research of this kind the Services have ever undertaken. It has given us the most detailed picture yet about sexual harassment, as well as views from Service personnel about the sorts of measures they think would be effective in tackling it. I consider it to be a sound evidence base on which we can proceed.
MoD EOC Project Officer, MoD
The base line survey is valuable in placing the HE sector in line with other public authorities
Chief Executive, Higher Education Funding Council for England
I strongly welcome this report. We have all struggled with race issues. Developing and implementing a Race Equality Scheme brings this into sharp focus. The research published today will help organisations like my own to carry race equality work forward by learning from best practice.
Director - Public Prosecutions, CPS
I strongly welcome this report, which the CRE has commissioned from Schneider~Ross. It acts as a progress report on tackling racial discrimination in Wales and provides the first real evidence of how public authorities are cacing up to the challenges of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000. It provides clear and in some cases disturbing evidence of the problems we face, the benefits of addressing institutional racism and the areas where there is still a great deal to be done. This report demonstrates the real significance of mainstreaming racial equality and the General Duty in everything we do. It shows the need to deliver real outcomes on the ground and avoid getting caught up with the unnecessary paper chasing.
Permanent Secretary, National Assembly for Wales

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