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Mitigating Bias in the Workplace
Explore biases in hiring and leading, learn how to overcome them, and build a more inclusive workplacePreview the first lesson free. Get full access to all 6 lessons.
Provider : Brian Fishbone 6 Lessons · 15m in Arabic, English
Course Description
There are many kinds of bias that negatively affect the workplace. In this course, you will explore biases that hinder leadership, identify the causes of systemic bias and their effects on workplace culture, learn how to recover from bias, and create a more inclusive workplace.
In this course, you’ll learn how to avoid pitfalls like showing preference for candidates who have a similar background and unfair ratings during reviews. We’ll also show you how to identify human resources processes and leadership practices that result in unfair outcomes, so that you’ll implement proactive, equitable solutions instead.
We’re often unaware of our biases. This course on Mitigating Bias teaches you how to identify bias in hiring and leading employees, eliminate systemic bias in work culture, reactively and proactively respond to bias, and build a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment.
Addressing and overcoming biases will create a workplace that delivers compelling results for everyone involved.
What You'll Learn
- Understand and overcome bias in hiring, including preference for candidates with a similar background
- Explore bias that occurs between leaders and employees, such as unfair ratings during reviews
- Define systemic bias and examine its effects on workplace culture
- Identify human resources processes and leadership practices that result in unfair outcomes
- Respond to bias both reactively and proactively, and recover from it
- Build a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment
Key Takeaways
- Many kinds of bias negatively affect the workplace and can hinder leadership.
- People are often unaware of their own biases.
- Hiring pitfalls include showing preference for candidates who share a similar background, and reviews can be affected by unfair ratings.
- Identifying biased HR processes and leadership practices allows proactive, equitable solutions to be implemented instead.
- Addressing and overcoming biases creates a workplace that delivers compelling results for everyone involved.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this course for?
It is designed for leaders and those involved in hiring and managing employees who want to identify and mitigate bias and build a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace.
What topics does this course cover?
It covers bias in hiring and leading, systemic bias and work culture, response and recovery from bias, and diversity and inclusion.
What skills will I gain from this course?
You will develop skills in diversity awareness, diversity management, diversity strategies, diversity training, and workplace diversity, along with understanding biasing.
How is the course structured?
It includes an Introduction, lessons on Bias in Hiring and Leading, Systemic Bias and Work Culture, Response and Recovery, and Diversity and Inclusion, plus a Test Your Knowledge section.
What will I be able to do after taking this course?
You will be able to identify bias in hiring and leading employees, eliminate systemic bias in work culture, respond to bias reactively and proactively, and build a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment.
