5 Unconcious Biases That Cloud Your Judgement When Deciding Who To Work With.
- Affinity Bias
This is when we prefer people who share similar qualities.
It occurs because our mind sees them as familiar and relatable.
If someone went to the same university or shares the same hobbies, we are more likely to have an affinity for them...
This is when we prefer people who share similar qualities.
It occurs because our mind sees them as familiar and relatable.
If someone went to the same university or shares the same hobbies, we are more likely to have an affinity for them...
However, this affinity can cloud your judgment about who is best for the business.
It may result in fewer diverse employees, which means less creative views and more resistance to change.
It may result in fewer diverse employees, which means less creative views and more resistance to change.
- Attribution Bias
This generally applies to how we assess other people.
A person will try to make attributions or assumptions about certain people based on their actions.
This generally applies to how we assess other people.
A person will try to make attributions or assumptions about certain people based on their actions.
It can be toxic to the work culture as it allows employees to belittle others by downplaying their accomplishments and exaggerating their mistakes.
When they succeed, we're more likely to consider them lucky, and likely to attribute their errors to lack of competence.
When they succeed, we're more likely to consider them lucky, and likely to attribute their errors to lack of competence.
- Beauty Bias
We tend to think that the most attractive people will be the most successful.
Lots of people think beauty is important in the workplace, as they believe it reveals professionalism and self-awareness...
We tend to think that the most attractive people will be the most successful.
Lots of people think beauty is important in the workplace, as they believe it reveals professionalism and self-awareness...
However, we may judge others unfairly based on their physical attributes.
This comes from our subconscious, many people have a stereotypical view of what an appropriate or successful person should look like, and there is no consistency to this assumption.
This comes from our subconscious, many people have a stereotypical view of what an appropriate or successful person should look like, and there is no consistency to this assumption.
-Confirmation Bias
This is when we search for anything that back up what we already believe to be true, or something we want to be true.
This approach to decision making is largely unintentional and often results in ignoring inconsistent information.
This is when we search for anything that back up what we already believe to be true, or something we want to be true.
This approach to decision making is largely unintentional and often results in ignoring inconsistent information.
Most people will make an initial assessment of a person and then want to confirm that their initial assessment of them was correct.
This can lead to selective observation, meaning we overlook other important information.
This can lead to selective observation, meaning we overlook other important information.
- Gender Bias
This is when we prefer to work with one gender over the other.
This is huge in people that have deep rooted beliefs about gender roles and stereotypes.
The type of work that you do makes a big difference to the impact of Gender Bias.
This is when we prefer to work with one gender over the other.
This is huge in people that have deep rooted beliefs about gender roles and stereotypes.
The type of work that you do makes a big difference to the impact of Gender Bias.
Gender bias also occurs because we favor those that we relate to.
This is common with those of the same gender.
We often connect with them more because of shared physical and emotional experiences.
But that doesn't mean they will be the most succesful.
This is common with those of the same gender.
We often connect with them more because of shared physical and emotional experiences.
But that doesn't mean they will be the most succesful.
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