In this report I will analyze the different hidden work biases that might appear in the work environment, I will elaborate on the potential roles the unconscious biases play in the workplace, the understanding of unconscious biases, the importance of these biases for the effective management of diversity, the potential advantages of providing managers with diversity training related to unconscious biases and if non- managerial employees should receive training related to unconscious biases.
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Do You Know Your Hidden Work Biases?
Diversity consultants Cook Ross Inc., conducted a training focused on helping managers to identify when and where, bias would control their decision-making processes instead of blaming external agents for the absence of a
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What potential roles do unconscious biases play in the workplace?
According to (Brescoll, 2011.) a Queensland University research, discovered that salaries for blond women were higher than salaries for women with different hair color, an study conducted by Duke University concluded that people with more mature facial features has a professional advantage over people with younger facial, an investigation from Yale University determined that both male and female scientists were biased to hire male applicants and rank them in a higher position in competency, when compared to female applicants.
It is a proven fact the we all have unconscious biases and let them influence in our daily decisions. When our decisions are governed by unconscious biases, especially in the workplace, these can stalemate recruiting and retention efforts, hurt diversity, skew performance reviews and shape an organization's culture without realizing