In the Malcolm Baldrige School of Business, we have made a commitment to diversity and inclusion and have included discussions on this topic in several of your courses. In this discussion, we will respectfully tackle the sensitive topics of bias and microaggressions. As a manager, or employee you may have to handle or even experience bias, discrimination, stereotyping and microaggressions.

Please watch the following two videos and then post your response to the questions below.

Watch VideoHow to Outsmart Your Own Unconscious Bias | Valerie Alexander | TEDxPasadena

Duration:17:24 User:n/a -Added:10/22/18

YouTube URL:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GP-cqFLS8Q4

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Eliminating Microaggressions: The Next Level of Inclusion | Tiffany Alvoid | TEDxOakland

Duration:9:00 User:n/a -Added:12/9/19

YouTube URL:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPqVit6TJjw

Connect the opportunities and challenges of communicating in a diverse workplace with the videos. As a manager of a diverse team, how can you prevent biases and microaggression from impacting your team's ability to communicate? Conduct research or use your personal experience and provide at least one technique to support diversity and inclusion.