BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Missouri State University/Calendar of Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20070311T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 DTSTART:20071104T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:a11c3b7e-f9b2-4991-bf9a-e63118237b86.208100@calendar.missouristate.edu CREATED:20200811T152658Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200811T152658Z LOCATION: SUMMARY:Hidden Bias in Work Environments DESCRIPTION:Missouri State University invites you to attend the 17th annua l Public Affairs Conference as a live virtual event Sept. 29-Oct. 1\, 202 0! This year's public affairs theme is The Power of Voice. \n\n\nLinks to all live webinar events will be listed on the Public Affairs Conference schedule website.\n\n\nBusiness leaders need to start sweating the subtle stuff. Subtle forms of discrimination\, though often overlooked\, may be as detrimental as overt actions. According to the NeuroLeadership Instit ute\, most people exhibit some form of unconscious affinity or other subt le bias. These types of biases create negative work environments and redu ce productivity. A study revealed that 66% of subjects reported that bias ed treatment in the workplace had a large impact on their morale\, motiva tion\, commitment and desire to advance in the organization. What kinds o f verbal and nonverbal communications enable this type of discrimination? How can active listening build trust among employees and resolve conflic t? How might individuals learn to value opposing views without sacrificin g their own? Are organizations devaluing diversity when fear of bias crea tes self-censoring? X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<html><head><title></title></head><body><p>Mi ssouri State University invites you to attend the 17th annual Public Affa irs Conference as a live virtual event Sept. 29-Oct. 1\, 2020! This year' s public affairs theme is&nbsp\;<a href="https://publicaffairs.missourist ate.edu/the-power-of-voice.htm">The Power of Voice</a>.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Li nks to all live webinar events will be listed on the&nbsp\;<a href="https ://publicaffairs.missouristate.edu/schedule">Public Affairs Conference sc hedule website</a>.</p>\n<p>Business leaders need to start sweating the s ubtle stuff. Subtle forms of discrimination\, though often overlooked\, m ay be as detrimental as overt actions. According to the NeuroLeadership I nstitute\, most people exhibit some form of unconscious affinity or other subtle bias. These types of biases create negative work environments and reduce productivity. A study revealed that 66% of subjects reported that biased treatment in the workplace had a large impact on their morale\, m otivation\, commitment and desire to advance in the organization. What ki nds of verbal and nonverbal communications enable this type of discrimina tion? How can active listening build trust among employees and resolve co nflict? How might individuals learn to value opposing views without sacri ficing their own? Are organizations devaluing diversity when fear of bias creates self-censoring?</p></body></html> DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200930T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200930T152000 SEQUENCE:0 URL:https://publicaffairs.missouristate.edu/conference/ CATEGORIES:Public,Alumni,Current Students,Faculty,Future Students,Staff END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR