Speaker Kimberly Wilson
Speaker #2 Title: Managing Director / CEO Speaker #2 Company: TLR Search Speaker #2 Bio: Kimberly Wilson enjoys helping energy company hiring managers gain talent market share and attract diverse talent. Kimberly is the Managing Director of TLR Search, a recruitment firm she started. She began her career in retail …
Speaker #2 Title: Managing Director / CEO
Speaker #2 Company: TLR Search
Speaker #2 Bio: Kimberly Wilson enjoys helping energy company hiring managers gain talent market share and attract diverse talent. Kimberly is the Managing Director of TLR Search, a recruitment firm she started. She began her career in retail management learning about customer service, people, and business. Taking that experience along with her education in psychology and sociology, she set out to help companies see the possibilities in people and help individuals see the possibilities in their career.
Speaker #2 Abstract: Unconscious Bias-Why It Happens and How to Work Through It
In our lifetimes we are exposed to similar patterns over and over again, through what we experience and have seen out in the world. These ideas shape us and become our basis for our decision making and interactions. We don’t necessarily feel it or recognize it, but this is the basis for unconscious bias. As a result, unconscious bias typically creates hurdles for inclusion, engagement, and performance, while impeding innovation. Though we can’t completely rid ourselves of unconscious bias, we can learn how to mitigate its impact. This session is both informative and interactive; helping us to learn what unconscious bias is, why it happens, and how to work through it.
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