Tackling unconscious bias: Developing the right people

“Women are often socially and culturally expected to be nurturing and likeable, which in turn restricts their consideration for a leadership position, while, on the other hand, if they are assertive and forthright, they are deemed to be unlikable, and too bossy to be good leaders.” – Dr Pragya Agarwal Making a decision based on conscious or unconscious bias can cause leaders to make the wrong decisions about individuals. To avoid doing this, leaders need to become more aware of the biases impacting their decisions and thinking. Join host Marcelo and guest speaker Emilia Bradea in the third of our unconscious bias series as they discuss unconscious bias in development, especially when it comes to making decisions on leadership and succession planning. Key takeaways: - How to select high potential individuals for development based on data rather than gut - Ways to steer away from stereotyping when making leadership development decisions - What traits to factor in when making succession plans This webinar is for HR professionals, leaders and managers looking to improve their diversity and inclusion strategy by addressing unconscious bias in the workplace.   Marcelo Souza is Country Manager at Thomas International Brazil. He actively takes care of more than a seven hundred clients, supporting in the most diverse areas of HR, from strategic to operational. He is a certified trainer in all psychometric tools at Thomas International, having conducted dozens of training sessions for our personality, aptitude, behavioural and emotional intelligence assessments. Emilia Bradea is Client Developer & Senior Trainer for Thomas International in Romania. Her main focus is to support clients in integrating Thomas assessments in all people related processes, for the entire life cycle of an employee. She has run several long-term development programs that provided an effective upgrade of managerial and leadership skills in multi-national companies.