Dr. Kim StephensMar 303 minSpeaking Out Against Asian HateIn May 2001, I made a long-awaited trip to China. I had been planning this trip for years, and I finally had the money to actually go. I...
Dr. Kim StephensFeb 33 minCalling for a return to civility in the workplaceI have seen a tremendous uptick in requests for “Civility in the Workplace” seminars. Here, I offer a framework for volatile conversations.
Dr. Kim StephensMay 31, 20204 minLook in the mirror, White Americans.As I am writing this, the US is caught up in another racial wave. This seems to happen more now because everyone has a camera on their...
Dr. Kim StephensNov 28, 20193 minDon't call me that!I insulted a good friend the other day, and I didn’t even realize it until he pointed it out to me. I’m thankful he did, and he was quick...
Dr. Kim StephensNov 19, 20192 minAS SEEN ON ABC:Workshops on ‘unconscious bias’ help businesses better understand need for workplace Watch this interview with Dr. Stephens talking about unconscious bias.
Dr. Kim StephensSep 26, 20192 minCreativity Bias ≠ innovation. Change does not come easy.Do we really want employees to be creative and innovative? Sure, within certain parameters and if there is no risk.
Dr. Kim StephensApr 17, 20193 minEverybody, get to work! Why engagement is dependent on inclusion.It seems every company is doing some sort of yearly or bi-yearly engagement survey with its employees. They want to get the “pulse of the...
Dr. Kim StephensJan 21, 20192 minInclusive Thoughts on MLK DayIn late January 2016, I was driving to Atlanta, Georgia to start my second semester residency in the doctoral program at Georgia State...
Dr. Kim StephensSep 6, 20183 minDiversity Bonuses Make Teams Better: Cognitive Diversity in ActionWhen we talk about Diversity, our minds often go to the characteristics of people we see – gender, race, ethnicity, disability, etc....
Dr. Kim StephensAug 29, 20183 minBe creative, but only if there is no risk: The conflict between creativity bias and innovationIf I were to ask you what is the most important leadership quality for success in business, what would you say? When IBM asked 1,500 CEOs...
Dr. Kim StephensAug 20, 20184 minTake the Bias Out of HiringOne of the top questions I get from HR professionals is “How do I eliminate bias in hiring?” This is a tough one because for many of us...
Dr. Kim StephensAug 8, 20186 minTalking to kids about implicit biasTalking to kids about bias is really hard. I say this from experience. I just recently tried to explain it to my 10-year old son, and I...
Dr. Kim StephensJun 21, 20182 minRacism is not welcome hereA Caucasian man asking an African-American woman and her five-year old daughter if they have showered before entering the hotel pool –...
Dr. Kim StephensMay 21, 20183 minListen up Starbucks: Racial Bias Training Is Not the AnswerRacial bias training is all over the news right now – with Starbucks and now possibly Nordstrom. As an advocate for unconscious bias...
Dr. Kim StephensMar 8, 20182 minEnough with the shaming: Why we need men in the discussion on diversityBelieve it or not, men are not signing up in droves for diversity training. The few that do attend voluntary are genuinely committed to...
Dr. Kim StephensFeb 18, 20181 minUnconscious Bias Training Isn't A "Get Out Of Jail Free" CardSomeone recently sent me an article from the Huffington Post criticizing unconscious bias training as letting “white people” off the hook...
Dr. Kim StephensFeb 16, 20182 minWhy your diversity training isn't working: The case for evidence-based managementWhen my former company asked me to research unconscious bias many years ago, I began with Google. At the time, there wasn’t a tremendous...
Dr. Kim StephensDec 17, 20172 minDiversity Is More than Checking a Box -Companies are wasting millions on unproven methodsDiversity is not a program that you can take off the shelf and use once a year. It is also more than sending employees through a one-hour...
Dr. Kim StephensNov 13, 20172 minMale Allies Are Key to Diversity and Inclusion Challenges“DNC: White Men Shouldn’t Apply for Tech Jobs” – this was a recent headline in the news. A manager within the Democratic National...
Dr. Kim StephensAug 15, 20172 minGoogle Memo Shines a Floodlight on Diversity TrainingA lot has been written in the last week about the Google memo and engineer James Damore. Some are very angry at what they perceive as...
