I wanted to thank you for making your presentation on creating a diverse workplace. Your seminar has created a new appreciation and understanding of how to create diversity in both talent and background in my operation. Your techniques for attracting and retaining diverse talent have been implemented over the past 9 months, and have really helped us improve the diversity among our partners!
Thanks again for helping us make Cintas a great place to work! While we are not quite at the "Unconscious Competence" state that you discussed, diversity recruiting has most certainly become a competence deeply woven in the Cintas fabric!
Tim Knoll
Cintas - The uniform People
General Manager
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I've worked with Gerry Holder for the last 11 years, both as a co-worker and then as a diversity consultant. As both a Human Resource Manager and as a Diversity Consultant, I've found he provides added value due to his knowledge of the construction business. Additionally he possesses a good balanced perspective between the business needs of management and the personal needs and rights of the employees. However, his greatest value to me has been the ability to go behind closed door and have very open, direct, challenging, give and take conversations. This has helped me to rethink my own position as a white male and gain a deeper understanding into the value systems, expectations, and bias of people with different cultures and experiences than mine.
Tom Wenger
Gilbane - Maryland
Manager Human Resources
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I worked with Jerry Holder in developing a response to an employee survey, which identified concerns regarding opportunities for women and minorities in construction. Jerry was most effective in working with our Diversity Committee to develop an action plan which helped bring closure to employee concerns. This effort was skillfully executed thanks to Jerry's leadership and understanding of diversity/equity issues.
I wholeheartedly recommend Jerry for diversity/equity initiatives.
Bruce H. Hoffman
Gilbane- Arizona
Regional Manager
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GH Consulting Services provides customized professional consulting services to our organization that have proven to be both effective and successful towards accomplishing our goals. Jerry's knowledge and expertise in the field of diversity provides a valuable resource for our Diversity Focus Group to stay abreast of current trends and legislation in the area of employment, affirmative action and sexual harassment."
Kavon McAdams
Gilbane Houston Texas
(PHR), Regional Manager of HR
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“My organization has engaged Gerry to work on a number of "high touch" coaching engagements. Each time, Gerry's ability to drill down to the essence of the "true issues" at hand and provide inventive approaches to both education and issue resolution has proved to be nothing short of astounding. The combination of his legal background and innate ability to ferret-out the motivations of executives facing challenge is where he truly shines. His greatest talent however, lies in his ability to allow the executive him/herself, to self-assess and help create their own best road back, to where they will be both compliant and high functioning. I would strongly recommend Gerry to anyone/organization facing an executive level coaching challenge. In addition to his outstanding methods of working, he exhibits the highest level of integrity and confidentiality and is simply a "gracious" executive himself.”
Pam Ryan
Arpin Group Inc
VP Human Resources
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Jerry brings a unique blend of talents including his hands on experience as a former diversity director at Gilbane Building Company, his legal training and his former entrepreneur experience that in my strong opinion results in his helping clients recognize the value of a well rounded non-bias third party perspective. I would recommend his unique approach to others looking for a change agent type of engagements.
Andre G. Howell
MetLife Auto & Home
Assistant VP,
Corporate Marketing
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