Are Other People Trying to Force Their Values on You?
We’ve all met authentic people who were living their values. Most of them weren’t celebrities. They were ordinary people, like the car valet who loves cars and treats yours as if it were his own; the waitress who is genuinely friendly, loves serving good food, and does everything she can to help you enjoy a peak dining experience; and the teacher who extends her working day without pay and covers the cost of field trips for kids whose families can’t afford them. What do they
Why Some Companies Are Installing Bias Monitors
We’ve been discussing the “virus of bias” in recent blogs, exploring how it can lead individuals and groups to become “brain blind” to certain people’s talents and abilities. This same phenomenon can lead us to give preferential access and opportunities to those with whom we’re more comfortable while being blind to their shortcomings. One strategy some organizations employ to deal with the counterproductive effects of bias in their workplace is to install Bias Monitors. Sound
What if You're Brain Blind and Don't Know It?
What do you see in this image? Some people see a tired old woman. Others see a stylish, slightly coy young woman. Why? It's an optical illusion that is playing upon your brain's recticular activating system (RAS) so that you see what you first expect to see. Okay, that's just a clevelry done picture, you might say. But have you ever experienced brain blindness in "real life?" How would you know? Let's think about it for a moment . . . have you ever had an moment like this? Yo
