Unconscious Bias @ Work - Diversity & Inclusion Training

A short film by Training Sideways on 'Unconscious Bias at the Workplace'.
The first step to making the workplace Bias-free is to create self-awareness. Watch and share this video with your friends and colleagues.
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[Vicpoint]

Division and Isolation Training is awesome, thanks for this.

[carrion_man]

Translation = "Take every interaction so seriously as to perceive the action in its worst possible way. And when you want to speak, constantly second guess yourself until you formulate the most neutered language possible to broach a topic."

[cg]

Bias is not the only thing that's unconscious. People do have an unconscious desire to dress well FOR OTHERS. We just like to think that we do it for ourselves. Riddle me this, do you dress good when you go out or when you chill at home? Do you put on your best outfit for an even or a vacation?

[ericy]

When I worked as an engineer at GE, we were in a hiring phase and the VP of Engineering called me in his office and said if Ben is a 9/10 and Harold a 6/10, we need to hire Harold. Harold is black. Harold worked out well for the couple years he stayed at GE, but we made a decision based on skin color and not on merit, work experience, etc. That is racism. In this instance, diversity mandated by GE executives was racist against the white guy who also applied for the job. This is a practice done by large corporations which by very definition is racist.

[mehoolk]

Super illustration.... Loved the way you guys have presented.

[mohanvenkata]

The solution for this is not to identify too much with anything for example language, region, race, gender, body, role of work, etc.., if you have an identity then there can be bias, both are directly proportional the more identity you have the more bias you might show. One more solution is to have limited necessary identification and be conscious or Identify with something that connects all or common to all, like in a company identify with the company. Better If we have an Identification with cosmos like some yogic gurus as everyone, every thing will be a subset of cosmos then we won't be showing any bias towards not only humans but also other lifes and entities in the cosmos.

[joshuamoeketsane]

I just completed my facilitation session on manage a diverse workforce to add value which covers the biasness and stereotype within the work place i then played this video very well articulated welldone guys and thank you

[chrisb]

What if she was wearing the dress for appraisals. What if she was using her Madrasi bonding. (and no problems with asking if she was pregnant?) What if the younger guy was taking too many breaks (looked like it regardless of his age)? And what if the "handy able" guy says it wouldn't be a problem but ends up being one? I guess we don't factor or care.

[aleciamiaric]

I'm doing some research on this topic for training content and chanced upon this. Amazing work to the team that conceptualized this. Great storytelling. The point was driven in such a short video.

[c.rutherford]

unconscious bias is the term people use when they take upon themselves to decide you are racist when you know you aren't, and want to force you to do things, soley based on how people look.
In other words, its absolute bunk. As Norman Lear so succinctly said at 100: "There's something inherently wrong with a society that tells people what they can and can't do and say, based on how people look. Looks don't matter.
People know when they're being nice. That is enough."

[ericdrexil]

I'm deeply offended at the implication that I should be more offended.

[siresorb]

Why are they all behaving like children? Where are the actual adults?

[NetDevilVZLA]

There's an unconcious bias at the end of this video: nobody can teach the boss a lesson, lol. Don't you think the boss shutting the guy and saying "I know what I did" just reinforce the idea that a leader can't be actively lectured or questioned? That by the simple fact they are "the boss" that means 1. They can't be lectured because rank 2. They are quick learners, so smart and powerful that actually can stop you to actively address what's going on with them. And that's an unconscious bias by itself.

[mikeyG]

Watch some Jordan Peterson or Sargon instead!

[thegreatinterpreter]

Imagine two Jewish children sitting in the back of their 3rd grade classroom in 1935 Nazi Germany... while the teacher says, "And now class, we're going to talk about the wonderful Arian race and how the Jews are our nation's eternal misfortune." The two girls nervously look at each other like, 'this aint good.' Now fast forward to modern times. Imagine two white boys sitting in the back of their 3rd grade classroom in a Detroit public school... while the teacher says, "And now class, we're going to talk about the wonderful black race and how white people are responsible for all their misfortune." The two boys nervously look at each other like, 'this aint good.' But Conservatives are the Nazis, right?

[kzmOP]

Hate against Brahmin, hate against north indian hate against caste, language is bad n it is and has been irradicating through efforts. No propaganda should be done to harm the culture of land.

[saadiabokhari]

Excellent production, good acting, not over the top like some of the other videos I've seen on this topic. And very good examples of a variety of biases! Good job!

[annonymeandfish]

Assuming the worse in others seems like the worst idea.

[nimishanarayan]

Hi I would like to use this video for Training purposes. Please give your approval .

[mehnazhossain]

I like the video. Thank you for creating it. If we all exercised a level of awareness we would not feel to hold back despite having the skill set, in an ideal situation it's about your skills only.