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March 24th, 2011
Thursday, 24th March 17.30-18.30 Keynote 3: Facing Unconscious Bias and mindset in terms of visibility, national and cultural identities and their impact on profit driven organisations and companies
Gewerbehaus, Wilhelm Neusser Saal, ground floor
Keynote speaker:
• Howard Ross, Founder and Chief Learning Officer, Cook Ross
Introducer:
• Shams Asadi, Deputy Head of the Officer for Occupational Safety and Health
Vienna Anti-Discrimination Office, City of Vienna
Why do diversity and inclusion programs often fail to produce sustainable results? Just as each of us has
a concealed mind, organizations are also dominated by concealed messages, values, and behaviours.
Concealed beliefs and cultural norms govern many of the most important decisions we make as both organizations
and individuals. These invisible thoughts and judgments regularly impact every aspect of organizational
life, especially hiring, performance management, succession planning and strategic decisions in
organizations.
Takeaways from this Keynote will include a deep a deep examination of how unconscious bias develops &
how it impacts people, groups and diversity efforts. Attendees will be confronted with opportunities on how
to begin a journey of self-awareness and understanding of their comfort or discomfort with other groups
and individuals.
