From the course: HR Roles in the Modern Workplace
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Increasing your DEI proficiency
From the course: HR Roles in the Modern Workplace
Increasing your DEI proficiency
- We know biases exist at all levels and during the pandemic we dealt we dealt with it even more than ever. That's why it's critical for HR professionals to drive diversity initiatives and create a more inclusive work culture. Let's first begin by understanding common types of biases that have become more prevalent since the pandemic. Recency bias. This is when we make decisions based on recent events. This may color our judgment and we may not look at the situation holistically. During a recent conference, a fellow HR leader shared with me that she noticed an employee was rated as an exceptional contributor at the beginning of the year was now rated much lower. When she spoke with their manager, she found out that the employee was struggling to work from home. They were also more distracted. To prevent this from happening, educate business leaders to consider the performance of an employee throughout the entire…
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