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- Did you know that even the most well-intentioned leaders are constantly influenced by hidden mental shortcuts they aren't even aware of?
- Have you ever wondered how your brain’s instinctive patterns might be unintentionally sabotaging who you hire, promote, and trust?
- What if you could master a simple mental framework to interrupt your biases in real-time and lead a more innovative, inclusive team?
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Key Takeaways from The Leader's Guide to Unconscious Bias
- Understand how normal human preferences can morph into damaging unconscious biases that secretly drive workplace inequalities, such as pay gaps and skewed leadership demographics.
- Discover how to pinpoint the 'origin stories' of your personal biases by actively examining your identity, upbringing, and background.
- Master a proven four-step model for tackling workplace bias: Identify Bias, Cultivate Connection, Choose Courage, and apply these practices across the entire talent lifecycle.
- Recognize how high-pressure work environments trigger specific cognitive traps like attribution bias, where you unfairly judge yourself by your good intentions but others by their flawed results.
- Learn how to 'cultivate connection' with colleagues and job candidates to actively short-circuit snap judgments and prevent your unconscious biases from dictating professional decisions.
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The Leader's Guide to Unconscious Bias
Understanding Unconscious Bias
Core Premise
Step 1: Identify Bias
Origin Stories
Workplace Triggers
Common Bias Types
Step 2: Cultivate Connection
Hiring & Interacting
Support Structures
Step 3: Choose Courage
Self-Reflection
Coping with Bias
Allyship
Step 4: Apply Across Talent Lifecycle
Recruitment
Compensation
Career Development
Succession Planning
Daily Action
Workflow Audits
Quiz — Test Your Understanding
Question 1 of 7
According to the book, what is the first step in moving beyond your unconscious biases?
The Leader's Guide to Unconscious Bias — Full Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: Recommendation
Chapter 2: Move past your biases by uncovering their true origin stories.
Chapter 3: The first step toward tackling unconscious bias is to identify your biases clearly.
Chapter 4: The second step to tackling unconscious bias is to Cultivate Connection effectively.
Chapter 5: The third step to tackling unconscious bias is to Choose Courage boldly.
Chapter 6: Be courageous for others as well. Be an ally.
Chapter 7: The final step to tackling your unconscious bias is applying the first three steps across the entire Talent Lifecycle.
The Leader's Guide to Unconscious Bias Summary & Overview
The Leader’s Guide to Unconscious Bias (2020) is a guide to unconscious bias at work: how to identify it, and what to do about it. Leaders and managers have a particular responsibility to ensure unconscious bias doesn’t harm the careers of their team members.
Who Should Listen to The Leader's Guide to Unconscious Bias?
- Workplace leaders who want to take good care of their teams
- Workers curious about how unconscious bias affects them
- People looking to deepen their understanding of bias
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