In a world where things move a mile a minute, our brains are often tasked with processing large amounts of information within limited windows of time. When work requires that we multitask, under ...
“Bias” is the word of the hour. Today, we are acutely aware of an especially pernicious form of bias: that which is unconscious, unintentional and implicit, perpetrated by those who deny that they ...
Leaders seeking to create inclusive work environments should start by understanding how unconscious biases can undermine those efforts. Unconscious biases are mental shortcuts that help us process ...
Everyone in the information technology industry can attest to this timeless truth: To arrive at a solution, one must first define the problem. Another fact that isn’t so universally acknowledged ...
Beneath every effective diversity, equity and inclusion strategy is an acute sense of uncovering the things that aren’t immediately obvious. These forces lurk in the minute details, biases, ...
Bias comes in more flavours than Baskin-Robbins ice cream. Well known biases of gender, race, age, class, weight, and media barely scratch the surface. Psychologists catalogue numerous biases of ...
Increasing awareness isn’t enough. Teach people to manage their biases, change their behavior, and track their progress. by Francesca Gino and Katherine Coffman Across the globe, in response to public ...
About a year before I bought the Peter Mayer ad agency, I went to a client meeting with the then-CEO. As we entered the conference room, three of our clients stood up to greet us. I plugged in my ...
This is the second post of a two-part series. Find Part 1 here. Racism and xenophobia in America are deeply rooted not only in the historical legacy of slavery and oppression but also in how they are ...
When Prince Harry sat down with ITV journalist Tom Bradby for a conversation about his marriage, his estrangement from the royal family and his tell-all memoir, Spare, one particular segment stood out ...
If someone asked you whether people of different genders should be treated equally or Black people deserved the same opportunities as white people, odds are you’d say yes. But everyone, even the best ...