From the course: Leveraging Neuroscience in the Workplace
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Changing the brain to improve team diversity
From the course: Leveraging Neuroscience in the Workplace
Changing the brain to improve team diversity
- Did you know that prejudice about age, gender, race, ethnicity, or personality characteristics comes from your brain even when you're not aware of this? That's why it helps to understand what's happening under the radar in the unconscious mind. When you do, you can be more inclusive in your choices and improve team performance through diversity. Let's take a look at how prejudice impacts the brain and how you can reduce your prejudice to make more unbiased decisions at work. That way you can benefit from diverse opinions, styles, and perspectives. When you have a prejudice, it overactivates the amygdala, a brain region that processes fear and other emotions. Researchers believe that we often fear people who are different than ourselves. And when we do, we exclude them. You may or may not be aware of this when it happens, but this fear can prevent you from including qualified people based on your prejudices. It's not just fear that makes you prejudiced. People who are prejudiced also…
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