Full Description
To be human is to be biased. From this simple truth, nationally recognized diversity expert Howard J. Ross explores the biases we each carry within us. Incorporating anecdotes from today's headlines alongside case studies from over 30 years of diversity consulting, Ross helps readers understand how unconscious bias impacts our day-to-day lives and, particularly, our daily work lives. 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. Originally published in 2014, the updated edition draws new examples from today's headlines such as the #me too Movement, police shootings, and bias in the ever more partisan Trump era.
Contents
Introduction:
Blinded by the Light of Our Bias
Chapter One
If You are Human, You are Biased
Chapter Two
Thinking about Thinking
Chapter Three
The Many Faces of Bias
Chapter Four
Life, Death and Unconscious Bias on a Rainy Night
Chapter Six
Like Water for the Fish: Networks of Bias in Everyday Life
Chapter Seven
Shifting to Neutral: How We Can Learn to Disengage from Bias
Chapter Eight
Incubators of Consciousness: Creating More Conscious Organizations
Conclusion:
A Brave New World, A Grand New Journey
Acknowledgments
Bibliography
Endnotes
