Diversity & Inclusion
Race, Gender, Religious affiliation, Ethnicity, Sexual Orientation
What is Small "d" Diversity
Put yourself in their shoes
What is a tactic for overcoming Unconscious Bias
One of the top 10 workforce skills identified in the World Economic Forum "Future of Jobs" Report
What is Emotional Intelligence
Where did Bugs Bunny take a wrong turn?
What is outside Albuquerque
Know your team and leverage their unique talents
Create a culture that is open to new ideas and start with yourself
What are the Key Traits of Inclusive Leaders
Challenge stereotypes
Work intentionally at changing perceptions and relationships with out-group members
What are remedies to unconscious bias
Greeting People by Name and Paying Attention to Body Language
What is social Awareness strategies
Prejudice is a learned trait. You are not born prejudiced you are taught it.
How do we learn prejudice
People gravitate towards people like themselves
Subtle bias persist and lead to exclusion
Outgroup employees sometimes try to conform
Employees from the majority group put up resistance
Reasons that inclusion has proved difficult for most organization to achieve
focus on people
increase exposure to biases
How to avoid Unconscious bias
Observe the ripple effect from your emotions
Know who and what pushes your buttons
What are Self Awareness Strategies
Biases thought to be absent or extinguised
What is Mental Residue