Diversity, Inclusion and Unconscious Bias

Overview: Despite the well documented business benefits of (gender) diversity, and the significant investments many organisations are making in attraction and retention strategies, the fact remains that women are seriously under-represented at senior leadership levels. Fresh thinking in the field suggests that a major cause of this may be (un)conscious bias. This presentation explores: what is (un)conscious bias?', how does it impact on decision making?', and what can organisations do to address its negative effects?'

Do you believe that Chief Information Officers need to be strong technologists to be effective? That information technology costs too much? Or that outsourcing is a quick fix? And that large system implementations always fail? If you do, you are not alone. But today such entrenched perceptions may mean missing the real IT value for your business.