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Jarik Conrad offers up 7 pitfalls to avoid when implementing diversity training.  His seven points focus on combatting resistence that trainers may face when implementing workshops as well as the necessity of being aware of the biases trainers may bring to their presentation.

He makes the important point that the training is just a jumping off point for further implementation of inclusive policies and a change in company culture:

Check-the-box training undermines the whole concept of diversity. If HR/benefits managers implement such programs just because they have been directed to do so, they are likely to implement them incorrectly or haphazardly, which will reinforce the misperception that diversity training is not needed. If training efforts are not compliance-driven, employers will miss opportunities to explore creative, innovative approaches beyond what they are directed to do in order to achieve the desired results.

This article, found in Employee Benefit News, ends with the results from a survey of the attitudes that managers have with regard to diversity in hiring.