We all have biases. Mostly unconscious, without a doubt, but we all have them. When Marissa Mayer became CEO of Yahoo at the age of 37, the world looked at her with increased scrutiny…. How could someone so young run a company so large? Then again, Bill Gates was only 20 when he founded Microsoft…. Most organizations these days have a policy embracing diversity and espousing non-discrimination; nearly every job posting comes with the usual rhetoric of being “an affirmative action employer”.
Key Takeaways:
- We often hear about unconscious biases, why we need to be aware of them, how to discover them, and how to eliminate them.
- We focus on unconscious bias because it sounds nicer than conscious bias. It’s not our fault; we’re not doing it on purpose.
- More interestingly, as a Skyline Group International colleague, Laura Taylor, put it: what about acknowledging you made your conscious bias unconscious because of denial or guilt.
“We often hear about unconscious biases, why we need to be aware of them, how to discover them, and how to eliminate them.”
http://www.ceo.com/strategy/why-you-need-to-pay-more-attention-to-your-conscious-bias/
