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Endorsing the competence of women leaders helps eliminate the effects of bias

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In many ways, the playing field of work is still tilted in favor of men. Stanford Professor Shelley Correll explains how errors in judgment and evaluation contribute to a gap in opportunities for women. Evaluations are the gatekeepers to opportunities, promotions, and recognition. It’s natural to look for shortcuts with so much information to process every day. ...

In many ways, the playing field of work is still tilted in favor of men. Stanford Professor Shelley Correll explains how errors in judgment and evaluation contribute to a gap in opportunities for women. Evaluations are the gatekeepers to opportunities, promotions, and recognition. It’s natural to look for shortcuts with so much information to process every day. However, when you rely on your gut instincts as a shortcut to make decisions, mistakes can happen. In this talk, Correll explains how to create solutions that scrutinize the ways individuals and organizations make decisions about people and relationships in order to reduce errors. Doing so, you'll create environments where people have opportunities to do their best and be recognized for their work.

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  • Barbara D. Finberg Director, Clayman Institute

Shelley Correll is professor of sociology and organizational behavior at Stanford University and the Barbara D. Finberg Director of the Clayman Institute for Gender Research. Her expertise is...

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  • President, Exponential Talent LLC

Molly Anderson is president of Exponential Talent LLC which specializes in tapping the full performance power of today’s diverse workforce. She is also co-author of the best-seller “The Corporate Lattice: Achieving High Performance in the...

Susan Fisk
  • Ph.D Candidate, Department of Sociology

Susan Fisk’s research focuses is on how gender stereotypes influence how women and men perceive risk, perform in risky situations, and how others react to their failure at a risky task.  Other research areas of interest include social-psychology...

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  • Executive Talent Development, Genentech

Steven Kowalski provides executive development solutions that impact performance and business aims.  Kowalski works on HR initiatives sponsored by the Genentech and the Roche Executive Committees. These include the design and development of...

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  • Director of Engineering, Facebook

Jocelyn Goldfein is a director of engineering at Facebook. She has led new product releases like News Feed, Search, Questions, and Facebook Camera.  Goldfein has helped scale the engineering organization through a period of hyper growth. She...

This Discussion Guide includes: 1- Key Points 2- Personal Inventory 3- Practicing Skills 4- One Action 5- Bringing it Home

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