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SUMMARY:Surgent's Unconscious Bias for Managers, Supervisors, and Executives (BCFS)
LOCATION:Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Surgent's Unconscious Bias for Managers, Supervisors, and Executives (BCFS)\n\n04/20/27 01:00 PM CST\n - 04/20/27 03:00 PM CST\Description:\nUnderstanding unconscious bias is key to creating an inclusive workplace and to making the best business decisions. This course explores the concept of unconscious bias, the science behind it, and how it can affect the way employers hire, evaluate, and treat employees. We will also discuss strategies employers can use to reduce unconscious bias and create a more inclusive workplace.Objectives:
 Uncover unconscious processes at play in decision-making, including during hiring, candidate selection, and performance assessments and how these automatic processes can adversely impact ourselves and others, particularly minority groups
 Strategize to reduce/eliminate the impact of inaccurate biases in decision-making
 Understand how to recover from a mistake rooted in unconscious bias in a way that builds trust, respect, and a foundation for an inclusive workplace
 Presenters:Ciana WilliamsField of Study:Personnel/Human Resources (2)Major Topics:
 Unconscious bias, including the five defining characteristics of unconscious bias
 The real-world impacts of unconscious biases, including impacts on racial minorities, women, and older workers
 The concept of microaggressions, with examples
 An effective strategy for adult learning that can be applied to change unconscious biases, which can also be used to learn other skills
 A framework for handling mistakes and using them to build trust and respect in the workplace.  We call this the “oops, did I just say that?” section.
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Surgent's Unconscious Bias for Managers, Supervisors, and Executives (BCFS)<br /><br />04/20/27 01:00 PM CST - 04/20/27 03:00 PM CST<br />Description:<br />Understanding unconscious bias is key to creating an inclusive workplace and to making the best business decisions. This course explores the concept of unconscious bias, the science behind it, and how it can affect the way employers hire, evaluate, and treat employees. We will also discuss strategies employers can use to reduce unconscious bias and create a more inclusive workplace.<br><br><b>Objectives:</b><br><ul>
    <li>Uncover unconscious processes at play in decision-making, including during hiring, candidate selection, and performance assessments and how these automatic processes can adversely impact ourselves and others, particularly minority groups</li>
    <li>Strategize to reduce/eliminate the impact of inaccurate biases in decision-making</li>
    <li>Understand how to recover from a mistake rooted in unconscious bias in a way that builds trust, respect, and a foundation for an inclusive workplace</li>
</ul><br><b>Presenters:</b><br>Ciana Williams<br><br><b>Field of Study:</b><br>Personnel/Human Resources (2)<br><br><b>Major Topics:</b><br><ul>
    <li>Unconscious bias, including the five defining characteristics of unconscious bias</li>
    <li>The real-world impacts of unconscious biases, including impacts on racial minorities, women, and older workers</li>
    <li>The concept of microaggressions, with examples</li>
    <li>An effective strategy for adult learning that can be applied to change unconscious biases, which can also be used to learn other skills</li>
    <li>A framework for handling mistakes and using them to build trust and respect in the workplace.  We call this the &ldquo;oops, did I just say that?&rdquo; section.</li>
</ul><br />Location:<br />Webinar<br /><br />,  
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