Life in Higher Ed
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Life in Higher Ed
Unbias: Unconscious bias at work - Stacey A. Gordon
In this episode Stacey Gordon, founder and principal consultant of Rework Work and author of Unbias: Addressing Unconscious Bias at Work, Stacey commented, “The awareness piece is so big. When I first started DEI work, about a decade ago, I really thought it was all about action, and I was that person, like, you need to take action. (“...”) But the more I do this work, the more I am scaling back and just keep coming back to the awareness piece, because I can't make you take an action, can't make you do anything, but once you become aware, and like I said, you have that alignment, that intentionality, that accountability for wanting to do something, (“…”) you're going to do what is right because you see it. Once you see it, you can't unsee it.”
Stacey A. Gordon, MBA
As an Executive Advisor and Inclusive Workplace Culture Consultant, Stacey Gordon anchors action using change management principles while facilitating mindset shifts. She combines concepts of recruiting, career development, diversity, and workplace culture to focus on reworking how companies work, including how they inclusively recruit, hire, and engage employees, effectively creating inclusion and belonging for all. Through her company, Rework Work, she has worked with executive leaders and people managers from companies such as American Express, Kia Motors, Hewlett Packard, GE, Roku, The Obama Foundation, and many others to deliver education, coaching, and consulting that supports organizational change and leadership development in furtherance of creating inclusive workplace cultures.
Stacey’s book, UNBIAS: Addressing Unconscious Bias at Work, debuted at #1 on Amazon’s Hot New Release list, while her unconscious bias course on the LinkedIn learning platform was the #1 most watched course of 2021 and has been translated into several languages. Her audience is quickly approaching 2 million unique learners, and Stacey has been recognized as a passionate supporter of DEI by Forbes, the Los Angeles Times, Pepperdine University, and LinkedIn. She earned her MBA from Pepperdine University Business School, her SHRM-SCP certification, and the SHRM Inclusive Workplace Culture Credential. To learn more, visit learn.reworkwork.com
Resources:
Unbias: Addressing Unconcious Bias at Work (2021) by Stacey A. Gordon
