In our last video of the unconscious bias series, we continue to focus on appreciating that to establish parity in society, we need to acknowledge that our unconscious biases can be the barrier. The best way to bust a preference is through questioning – not imposing quotas. In this weWednesday I’ll share some questions you […]
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In this week’s episode consider: How do you reward performance? What are your hiring practices? How did your organization go about selecting causes? weWednesday subscriber exclusive – short weekly video infusion of how to live your most meaningful life by consciously contributing to your community, country, and beyond. Subscribe on the right to weWednesdays to receive it in your […]
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I have a confession. This weWednesday, Micro-questions, effective bias buster on the road to equality, and many before, not to mention the YouMeWe mindset, is inspired by interviews with over seventy women pioneers in Africa. What you may not know is by profiling these leaders I have another objective – to expose the world to […]
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In this week’s episode consider: How can I get to the heart of a bias? What can I do to bust a bias? How can equality be promoted in the workplace? weWednesday subscriber exclusive – short weekly video infusion of how to live your most meaningful life by consciously contributing to your community, country, and beyond. […]
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What micro-behaviours do you often demonstrate? For example: Have you ever walked into a meeting and just said hello to a couple people? Have you ever delivered a presentation and only made eye contact with half the room? Have you ever walked up to a colleague and ensured there was lots of distance between you? […]
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In this week’s episode consider: What biases am I revealing through micro-behaviours? What are the consequences of revealing my biases to colleagues? What can I do to minimize their impact? weWednesday subscriber exclusive – short weekly video infusion of how to live your most meaningful life by consciously contributing to your community, country, and beyond. Subscribe […]
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The last weWednesday we spoke about how adjectives can emphasis a descriptor, rather than someone’s essence. The descriptor is similar to labelling people. The difference between the two is a label is how someone always sees you, and not much we do or say can change it. A label, as defined by my Mac dictionary, […]
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In this week’s episode consider: Why do I use labels to define someone? What would happen if society removed labels? How could I be more inclusive if I eliminating labels? weWednesday subscriber exclusive – short weekly video infusion of how to live your most meaningful life by consciously contributing to your community, country, and beyond. Subscribe […]
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What do all these sentences have in common? Would you consider these sentence structures conscious communications? I was speaking to a disabled person the other day. A Chinese lady owns that store. It was a black man that played the guitar. The autistic child built that Lego house. What a fabulous woman leader. Did you […]
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In this week’s episode consider: What language do I use to describe someone? Is that language limiting their abilities? Is that language bias? What can I do to consciously change my bias language? weWednesday subscriber exclusive – short weekly video infusion of how to live your most meaningful life by consciously contributing to your community, country, […]
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What is your name? Do you ever think you have been discriminated against because of it? In this week’s episode consider: Have I felt I have been discriminated against because of my name? Have I ever assumed someone with a particular name has certain characteristics? What can I do to ensure I’m not demonstrating name […]
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What is your name? Do you ever think you have been discriminated because of it? Perhaps you didn’t receive a job interview because of it. OR you did receive a job interview because of its sweet sound to the job recruiter. How would you ever know if a recruiter is name bias? Well change it, […]
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Have you ever considered if your positive prejudices influence who you would collaborate with? Honestly consider, who would your ideal collaborators be below? In technology? As an Accountant? As a social entrepreneur? […]
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Have you ever considered if your positive prejudices influence who you would collaborate with? In this week’s episode consider: Have I ever overestimated someone’s ability when I first met them? Why did I think a person had an ability that they didn’t? How privileged am I, and how has it shown up in my life? […]
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As a leader, do you actively seek out different points of view? Or do your unconscious biases assume the same people will provide the innovative solutions you seek? Who do you think may bring the most innovative solutions forward? The person with purple hair, or the person with grey hair? A person that is deeply […]
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