Biases

Overcoming 'Expert Bias' in Order to Innovate
Expertise

Overcoming 'Expert Bias' in Order to Innovate

Being an 'expert' is an enormous asset in starting and growing a business. Staying an expert is something else again.
Hamlet Batista | 4 min read
4 Assumptions That Are Hurting Your Business

4 Assumptions That Are Hurting Your Business

You don't know what you don't know -- and your bias could be a big obstacle to success.
Zech Newman | 4 min read
Don't Let Confirmation Bias Derail Your Startup Plans

Don't Let Confirmation Bias Derail Your Startup Plans

The problem with confirmation bias rests on the fact that you might be wrong.
Due | 4 min read
The 4 Cognitive Biases Entrepreneurs Should Avoid

The 4 Cognitive Biases Entrepreneurs Should Avoid

Here's how to stop potentially problematic ways of thinking from becoming career blind spots.
Hayden Field | 7 min read
Here's How to Turn Off Google's Saved Searches and Personalized Results

Here's How to Turn Off Google's Saved Searches and Personalized Results

Google saves user data to better determine search context, and factors including recent search history can tweak results.
Hayden Field | 6 min read

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Why Entrepreneurs Should Stay Away From These 12 Biases
Biases

Why Entrepreneurs Should Stay Away From These 12 Biases

Biases may hamper your power of decision making and you may never be able to understand the reason and hence we want to discuss its kinds
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These Entrepreneurs Are Taking on Bias in Artificial Intelligence
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Meet the founders, data scientists and researchers trying to make sure the algorithms that increasingly run our lives are free from bias.
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Married or Single Parent: Who Faces More Workplace Bias?
Biases

Married or Single Parent: Who Faces More Workplace Bias?

Mothers and fathers experience different biases at work, with mothers being penalized and fathers benefitting from their parenthood status
Nidhi Singh | 3 min read
6 Common Hiring Practices With Unintentional Bias
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6 Common Hiring Practices With Unintentional Bias

These slip-ups are in fact common primarily because the underlying bias is accidental.
Kristen Hamilton | 6 min read
The Real Reason Starbucks Recently Had to Shut Down: Failure to Tie 'Time' to Outcomes
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The Real Reason Starbucks Recently Had to Shut Down: Failure to Tie 'Time' to Outcomes

Don't end up like Starbucks with its nationwide closing for anti-bias training. Devote the up-front time needed to make sure employees get it right.
Raj Narayanaswamy | 5 min read
5 Ways to Overcome Unconscious Biases That Negatively Impact Selection for High-Performance Jobs at Your Organization
Biases

5 Ways to Overcome Unconscious Biases That Negatively Impact Selection for High-Performance Jobs at Your Organization

The big question is, are you, as leader, choosing assessment methods that prohibit any biases you might have from coming into play?
Malachi Thompson | 6 min read
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Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson worked with the city of Philadelphia on a grant for public high school students interested in entrepreneurship.
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5 Ways to Overcome the 'Beauty Bias' That Can Hold Your Career Back
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How to give yourself every advantage when something like your weight can impact your earnings by nearly $400,000.
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Every Hire Has Been a Good One Since This CEO Started Hiring for Values
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Every Hire Has Been a Good One Since This CEO Started Hiring for Values

Hire people who thrive in collaborative environments and culture will take care of itself.
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