Beyond Bias™ Training

What does it mean to have bias?

Bias is an intentional or unintentional preference for or against a specific group or individual. Bias occurs in part as a result of routine mental shortcuts that are made in our brains. Because of this, it’s actually possible to have bias without being fully aware of it, something known as unconscious bias.

It’s natural to assume the best intentions of your employees, but beware of labeling all workplace bias as unconscious — this mindset implies that bias and its effects are out of our control. Unintentional or not, bias in the workplace can still have very real consequences. Inaccurate beliefs can result in unfair treatment of others.

Recognizing the sources of bias is just the first step. To create a sustainable productive culture, you have to move beyond bias awareness and proactively take action to address it. But how do you create a realistic, effective roadmap for identifying and overcoming biases we all experience?

Beyond Bias™ is our answer to conventional implicit bias training. Tapping our decades of research and experience, this training is designed to help leaders identify habits around bias and take action to break them. We work with you to increase your team’s understanding and awareness of unconscious bias in the workplace, and provide practical tools your organization can use to protect against negative consequences.

Imagine the potential of your organization when everyone is fully valued and invested, creating a more inclusive and unbiased culture.

Improve engagement, motivation, and retention through increasing your team’s ability to create a culture of inclusion:

• Gain deeper insight into what bias is and how it impacts all of us.
• More quickly recognize the presence of their own biases and the biases of others.
• Develop greater awareness of social identities and how they relate to bias.
• Acquire tools and strategies for managing and overcoming bias.

Take on conscious and unconscious bias in the workplace by equipping your team with these skills. We can deliver Beyond Bias™ — our research-based alternative to traditional implicit bias training — or you can, as it’s available in several delivery options. Contact us to discuss which one is right for your organization.

At CCL, we’ve shaped the leadership development industry for nearly 6 decades through pioneering research and evidence-based innovation. We’re proud of our extensive expertise and experience serving organizations seeking leadership development strategies and solutions.

As trusted architects of transformation, we partner with clients — from global Fortune 500 companies to regional nonprofits — to help them tackle the leadership challenges they face, including overcoming bias in the workplace. When working with us, your organization can expect:

• Evidence-based leadership training solutions, based on over 50 years of research and decades of experience in leader development
• Collaboration with best-in-class leadership experts who have earned many awards and accolades for our partnerships with clients
• Customized white-glove services tailored to your organization’s needs and drawing insights from one of the largest leadership research databases in the world
• Transformational, personalized programs centered on your leaders’ individual strengths, skills, and real-world challenges
• Access to scalable learning experiences that foster new ways of thinking, expand capacity, and drive sustainable growth across your organization
• Partnership with a mission-driven organization working to advance the practice of leadership worldwide through a belief in the positive ripple effect that leadership development can have on individuals, teams, organizations, and society.

Our approach goes beyond skill-building — we help leaders instill new, deeper ways of thinking. With CCL as your partner for bias training, you gain evidence-based, purpose-driven development that delivers meaningful, measurable, lasting impact for your organization.