Uncovering Unconscious Bias

Session Time: Wednesday, February 10 | 9:10 AM – 10:10 AM (PT)

Speaker: Lorne Epstein, Experiential Trainer, Electric Cow LLC | LinkedIn

Session Description: This 90-minute workshop offers an introduction to how human beings operate with unconscious bias. Once employees have taken the Uncovering Conscious Bias workshop, they are eligible to participate in level 2, and 3 advanced unconscious bias workshops. Description Research on decision making reveals that when individuals are highly aware of their decision-making process, they can see how non-determinant data influences their thinking. This awareness mitigates bias in decision making by giving them access to a more extensive set of choices to reach their intended outcomes. Experiential learning is an integral component of the workshops and the participant development process. The workshops include simulated experiences that transform participant behaviors through awareness. The experiential learning model builds insights by having participants do the actions in a training space that will reduce the effects of bias on decision making.

• Core Competency #1: Business Acumen, Talent Acquisition, Ethical Practice, HR Expertise (HR Knowledge), Relationship Management

• Core Competency #2: Business Acumen, Talent Acquisition, Ethical Practice, Relationship Management

Takeaways: Through this workshop, participants will:•Learn how priming bias works. See how bias can affect their choices at work. Conduct a personal social network analysis. Develop new practices and skills to minimize bias in business decisions.

Speaker Bio:
Lorne Epstein has been a recruiting and HR professional since 1996 and is currently enrolled in the Organizational Development and Knowledge Management masters program at George Mason University. He has twenty-four years as an HR professional. He has interviewed and hired thousands of professionals in commercial, federal, and non-profit sectors. His book, You’re Hired! Interview Skills to Get the Job, has been downloaded over a half-million times worldwide. He hosts the weekly The Lorne Epstein Show, where national experts come to share insights about the workplace. Every week, he hosts The Lorne Epstein Show, where national experts share insights about the workplace. Lorne has been developing and leading experiential workshops since 1993. He is SHRM-SCP certified