Unconscious bias – or implicit bias - refers to the automatic and often implicit attitudes, assumptions, and stereotypes that shape our perceptions and decision-making processes. The term, coined by psychologists Banaji and Greenwald, refers to a type of bias which is widespread and can significantly impact the workplace, particularly in areas such as recruitment, performance evaluation and promotion.
Therefore, it is crucial that leadership and those making business decisions work to mitigate their own biases, and unconscious bias training is a step in the right direction. Our implicit bias training programme covers the fundamentals, exploring why we have biases and how they impact our behaviours and decisions at work.
As the global war on talent becomes more and more competitive, so does the pressure on businesses to attract and retain the best possible talent. However, hiring managers around the world continue to hire people who simply look and sound like them. But without a truly inclusive workplace environment, it will be difficult for businesses to attract and retain diverse talent, so where are your blind spots and how can you mitigate bias within the employee lifecycle?
