We all have filters that can prevent us from seeing the world unbiasedly, writes Sara Taylor, author of Thinking at the Speed of Bias. She shares that regardless of whether our actions are effective or not, whether they are biased or not, whether our decisions are equitable or not, they all originate with our unconscious filters.
Taylor says that 85 percent of us cannot check and challenge our filters with an active conscious process.
Source: SmartBrief, July 9, 2024. Link.
“There are six progressively more effective stages of cultural competence development. Most of us, on our own, have only developed to one of the first three where stuck in the passive conscious process, our filters are in full control.”
INSIGHTS: One of the tenets of Cracking the Code to Leadership is to stay out of our own way when engaging with employees, customers and colleagues. To do so requires we assert an invitation to neutral through which we engage. Patrick Malone often shares the power of asking “what else?,” which requires we set aside our filters and demonstrate our genuine concerns <Link>.
Also see: Confronting your biases (video), AHD Archives, August 2022. Link.