Overcoming Implicit Biases At Workplace

Psychology textbook definition of implicit biases read that it refers to individual actions which are happening, when despite our best intentions and without our awareness, racial stereotypes and assumptions creep into our minds and affect our actions. It can be understood as thoughts that we have about people without actually knowing that we had them. These biases when manifested in a workplace can negatively impact the diversity and inclusivity in practices such as recruiting, hiring and promotion practices.

Watch Irani Roy, EVP HR & Head D&I, Max Life Insurance Company Limited; Chhavi Bajaj, Senior Director Organisation and Talent Development, Flipkart; Ashissh Kapoor, Director and HR Business Partner, Ernst & Young (EY); Krishnan V, CHRO-Havells India and Renu Bohra, Chief People Officer – India & Indian Subcontinent, DB Schenker, decoding the manifestation of these implicit biases at workplace, how they differentiate it from explicit biases and initiatives that their organisations have taken to overcome them at the workplace.