Education & Training Training is one of the best-known tools for advancing diversity and other issues. Friend & Associates stands out for helping clients understand how to use this tool strategically. We discourage people from regarding training as a stand-alone event. Instead, we help clients identify how training serves broader organizational goals. With a liberal amount of humor and empathy, we help participants from every background gain a deeper understanding of sensitive workplace issues. Our trainings do not sugarcoat issues, but we do not believe in a heavy-handed or confrontational approach either. BACK