Bias, more bias & what you can do about it

摘要

Bias is often characterised as stereotypes about people based on the group to which they belong or based on a characteristic they possess, such as their gender, ethnicity, or sexual orientation. Whilst the much derided and rather one-dimensional unconscious bias training may have seen better days, for many of us, our lived experience has made experiencing bias a near regular occurrence. However, the events of 2020 have now encouraged and emboldened many to call these unacceptable incidents out, no matter how unintended. My good friend Larry Drake Ⅱ was the African American CEO of Coca Cola Nigeria and Equatorial Africa. He had taken quite a tough stance on driving efficiency throughout his new patch. Many of the company’s delivery trucks were now on far more sensible and cost-effective routes, though this was not a universally popular decision with many loyal customers.