The Impact of Bias

Jason Greer helps people “master their story”! With more than a decade of work in diversity and inclusion, labor and industrial relations, Jason has a unique perspective on the subject of bias in the workplace. We discuss the following topics around bias in the workplace:

• Implicit and explicit bias as well as examples of implicit bias in the workplace
• In-groups, out-groups, the "dopamine effect" and the "cortisol effect"
• Unconscious bias in the workplace
• The value of finding common ground
• The importance of being vulnerable

For more information on bias in the workplace, check out our blog post Understanding Ethics: Does Employee Age Matter?

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Bias Basics

• Bias, from a brain perspective, is good.
• Everyone has biases – it’s how we evolved.
• Our ancestors lived in small groups – the group you lived in was your “In-Group”, and being in the company of your In-Group made you feel comfortable and safe (the “dopamine effect”).
• In the presence of your Out-Group (which is anyone not in your In-Group), you felt stressed, triggering the Flight or Fight response (the “cortisol effect”).

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