UNCOVERING BIASES TO BUILD BETTER RELATIONSHIPS

Keep in mind we are all just learning.

Photograph by Lisa Valder from Getty Images Signature.

Earlier this week, I wrote about an affirmation that encouraged the embrace of diverse perspectives as a way of learning in life. As I pondered what the affirmation itself meant to me, I started to think about my relationships with those around me, and the positive and negative impact of our perspectives and the ways in which we choose to share them. All of this reflecting led me to consider the role of biases in various relationships, and how putting in the work to better manage these perspectives could have strong implications for an improved trajectory of each relationship.

The short (abstract + theoretical) version of this article:

If everyone worked on listening to each other better (not just more), then our relationships, our businesses and our communities would be drastically improved.

The longer (concrete + illustrated) version of this article, with hyperlinked text for easy access to research findings and resources:

A lot of noise has been made in recent years about creating more diverse, equitable and inclusive safe spaces, relationships and organisations, yet, the truth remains that each of us (and I mean every single one of us) is rich with biases. In today’s article, I want to talk a…