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How HR can minimize unconscious bias Reduce unconscious discrimination by making sure all HR employees are aware of potential biases and setting aside time to check for them during recruitment and other decision-making processes, writes Rolf Howard of Owen Hodge Lawyers. Human Resources Director (Australia) (12/18)
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Creativity and innovation flourish in workplaces where employees feel safe sharing ideas, even illogical ones, writes Andy Lothian, CEO of Insights Learning and Development. Lothian suggests three ways to foster free thought, including encouraging teams to suspend logic and reason as they experiment with ideas. Training magazine (12/13)
Informational interviews offer an opportunity to inquire about the characteristics needed to succeed in a certain position. Interviewers should also consider asking an interviewee about previous experiences that were helpful in the current role, writes Kat Boogaard. The Muse (12/15)
Men's plans should be regulated by the circumstances, not circumstances by the plans.
