DSHRM Events

September 16, 2010

Unconscious Bias: Making Decisions Without Recognizing Your Own Biases

Presented by Mary Stewart-Pellegrini, Ph.D., Managing Director, The Stewart Management Group, LLC

Research on discrimination in the workplace has shown that unconscious biases can lead to discriminatory organizational decision-making that adversely affects employees, clients and the organization's bottom line. In this presentation attendees will learn about The Behavioral Bias Interruption Process (BBIP), and a tool (Equitychecking) formulated to assist management, supervisors and other decision makers in understanding and avoiding the problems resulting from unconscious and therefore unexamined bias.

The Behavioral Bias Interruption Process (BBIP) is used to identify and reduce the impact of micro-inequities that thwart fairness and objectivity during human resource talent identification and development efforts, included hiring, staffing, performance feedback, mentoring, and promotion.

About the Presenter:

Dr. Mary Stewart-Pellegrini, a national and international consultant in transformational leadership, is the Managing Director of The Stewart Management Group, LLC (SMG) with offices in Illinois and Indiana. SMG specializes in supporting leaders and their organizations in cultivating cultures of respect, dignity, and personal responsibility that produce desired business outcomes. Strategic planning, management and leadership development training programs, executive retreats, and one-on-one executive coaching are among SMG's services.

The basis of Mary’s work is the belief that all employees work best in environments that honor and respect them as human beings and contributors to the health of the organization. She feels that tapping into the human spirit is the basis for creating sustainable performance at all organizational levels. Equity Checking_®, a powerful tool for examining the impact of assumptions on the critical business choices, is the foundation of her consulting practice. Her current research focuses on the impact of micro-inequities on organizational outcomes.


Date:	09/16/10
Where:	Holiday Inn Select 1801 N. Naper Blvd Naperville, IL
Time:	11:30am networking 12:00pm lunch 12:30pm - 1:30pm presentation
Cost:	$25 for members of DSHRM and $30 for non-members

Reservations are required in advance and the deadline for reservations is Tuesday, September 14 at noon. You may register online (see link below) or call Debbie at 630-978-0356.

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DSHRM Meetings and Reservation Requirements

Checks or cash will be collected at the door. Credit cards can only be accepted online.

Reservations are REQUIRED IN ADVANCE, and the deadline for reservations is Noon on the Tuesday prior to the meeting.

A 24-hour cancellation notice is required. Our chapter requires that individuals who reserve a seat but do not attend be charged $25 to cover costs.

Membership in DuPage Society for Human Resource Management is for the named human resources individual--not the employer company. If you send a substitute to the meeting who is not a DSHRM member, that person will be charged the $30 fee.