Before we dive deeper in to attracting, hiring, growing and retaining a diverse group of employees, we need to address bias. Bias (both conscious and unconscious) affects decision-making throughout the employee life cycle and can create significant barriers to hiring diverse teams and building inclusive environments.
If you are curious about your own implicit biases, you can take the test below:
<aside> 💡 You can also enroll in the Notable Founders + Leaders Workshop, Managing Bias, with Sara Sperling.
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Tools:
Diagnosing Bias Toolkit - General Principles (provided by Lead Strategist of Diversity & Inclusion at Stanford GSB).
Recognizing Bias Toolkit - Guidelines for seeing bias when assessing employee performance and candidate potential (provided by Lead Strategist of Diversity & Inclusion at Stanford GSB).
Blocking Bias Toolkit - Guidelines for blocking and mitigating bias (provided by Lead Strategist of Diversity & Inclusion at Stanford GSB).
Managing Unconscious Bias - A white-paper from Paradigm on how to manage unconscious bias.
Managing Unconscious Bias - Facebook's Managing Unconscious Bias course available online.
Designing a Bias-Free Organization