Unconscious Bias Workshop: From Awareness to Action

Description

All of us have deeply set unconscious or implicit biases that are hidden from us as we interact and work in all types of settings. These biases emerge most often with gender, race/ethnicity, physical abilities, religion, weight, and sexual orientation, in addition to many other characteristics. At a time when so much is changing around us in organizations and communities, it is important for us to understand the impact of unconscious bias on employee engagement and productivity, organizational behavior and decisions, and team and department dynamics.

This interactive workshop is designed to help you learn more about unconscious bias and understand your own more deeply, while providingthe latest research around how this bias constantly seeps into organizational practices, processes, procedures, and environments. The end result will be an increased ability to mitigate biases, thereby improving your professional interactions.

Attendees will have the chance to hear from a global expert in women’sleadership and also dialogue and collaborate in small groups at various times throughout the morning.

Who Should Attend: Employees, HR Professionals, and Organizational Managers & Leaders. Individuals and employee groups are welcome. Team's can reserve a table for 8 or ½ table for 4.

Cost: $75.00 (includes full breakfast)

Additional details: www.utwomen.org

Faciliator/Speaker: Dr. Susan R. Madsen, Professor of Organizational Leadership Global Speaker, Author, and Thought Leader

Dr. Susan R. Madsen is the Orin R. Woodbury Professor of Leadership &Ethics in the Woodbury School of Business at Utah Valley University. She is the Founding Director of the Utah Women & Leadership Project and other statewide initiatives. In addition, she is a certified executive coach, as well as a leadership and change consultant. Professor Madsen has written many Utah research and policy briefs and snapshots, and she hosts events to support this work. Susan is also a well- known global scholar and thoughtleader on gender and leadership, authoring or editing six books and publishing hundreds of articles, chapters, and reports. She is a sought-after speaker in local, national, and international settings. She also serves on many nonprofit, community, and education boards and committees. Herlatest global book, The Handbook of Research on Gender and Leadership, was published in 2017.