Everyday Bias: Identifying and Navigating Unconscious Judgments in Our Daily Lives
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (909 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1442258659 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 206 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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Howard J. Ross is founder and chief learning officer of Cook Ross Inc., a diversity consulting company. He is one of the nation's leading diversity consultants and a nationally recognized expert on diversity, leadership, and organizational change.
(Ken Burns, filmmaker)Howard Ross has done it again! Another gem that promises and delivers validated and practical methods for understanding our own biases. Everyday Bias is an important guide to seeing oneself the way others might. Nivet, Chief Diversity Officer, Association of American Medical Colleges, Inc.)The real genius of Everyday Bias is that it allows all of us to better understand bias without the guilt that often prevents us from addressing it. model is a groundbreaking shift in how to reconcile bias in an empowerin
If you are human, you are biased. And, he answers the question: “Is there anything we can do about it?” by providing examples of behaviors that the reader can engage in to disengage the impact of their own biases. Bias is natural to the human mind, a survival mechanism that is fundamental to our identity. And overwhelmingly it is unconscious. Incorporating anecdotes from today’s headlines alongside case studies from over 30 years as a nationally prominent diversity consultant, Ross help readers understand how unconscious bias impacts our day-to-day lives and particularly our daily work lives. Even in corporate America, which has for the most part embraced the idea of diversity as a mainstream idea, patterns of disparity remain rampant. Why?Breakthroughs in the cognitive and neurosciences give some idea why our results seem inconsistent with our intentions. Most people do not see themselves as biased towards people of different races or different genders. And yet in virtually every area of modern life disparities remain. With an added appendix that includes lessons for handling conflict and bias in the workplace, this book offers an invalua
Blew My Mind Away Alicia - DC I have had my mind blown away by Howard from reading this book. HIs argument that our brains are not to be trusted is solid and based on easy to understand science. I read the book because I was assigned the project of leading a bias workshop for a federal agency. I was able to create several powerful exercises using the concepts from the book and deliver a clear and powerful message while co-creating with my participants what is bias, how does it impact our lives, and what can we do to mitig. Yes, You Have Biases Too! And So Do I! LP Blues Lady The best book about bias I've ever read! Clear, concise and doesn't point any fingers. This is who we are and we need to learn to deal with it!. Will Zhou said Five Stars. inspiring book to explore unconscious bias