We all recognize diversity is important yet difficult to attain. We recognize that with diversity we’re capable of creating all that’s possible; without diversity we limit who gets heard, who gets to lead, what knowledge we deem important, what we teach our children. Indeed, mis- and under representing categories of people cost an unimaginable price in money, possibilities, and life.
People much smarter than I have evaluated the high cost of the lack of diversity. But I’d like to offer a modest way to begin the process of overriding our biases: we can shift how we listen.Diversity And Bias: How to Hear ‘Different’ People Differently is a post from: SharonDrewMorgen.com
http://sharondrewmorgen.com/diversity-and-bias-how-to-hear-different-people-differently/