EY Scraps ‘Offensive’ Leadership Training Program (1)

Oct. 21, 2019, 10:03 PM UTCUpdated: Oct. 21, 2019, 10:47 PM UTC

Ernst & Young LLP canceled a leadership training program that the Big Four accounting firm said included offensive content that was out of step with its values.

The firm said Oct. 21 that it had scuttled the program called “Power–Presence–Purpose” and would review its processes for selecting and vetting the content of its training programs.

The announcement came the same day the Huffington Post reported that a 2018 training session schooled women on how to get along with their male colleagues in order to climb the corporate ladder.

The training included tips on how to dress and recommendations that women ...

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