Unconscious Bias (implicit bias)

Introduction
It can be defined as
"...Attitudes or stereotypes that influence your views, actions and your decision-making abilities..."
S. Gordon as quoted by Blessing Nkechi Ikiseh, 2021

Research is indicating that
"...Unconscious bias in recruitment and organisational politics affect work and daily living, and are detrimental to people's health and well-being. The negative consequences of unconscious bias are low work morale, increased absenteeism, turnover intention, and reduced organisational productivity..."
Blessing Nkechi Ikiseh, 2021

Everybody has unconscious biases and these need to be recognised, understood and addressed.
Some examples:
- affinity bias (unconsciously favouring people who share some certain qualities (including points of view, friendship groups, beliefs, etc) with you or someone like you; some examples include favouritism towards family, friends, colleagues, etc)

- lack of employee recognition (including lack of reward and incentives; this can lead to loyal and committed employees feeling undervalued and unappreciated, which increases the likelihood that they will leave; this recognition deficit
"...can inflict psychological and physical stress which can lead to reduced organisational commitment, increased job dissatisfaction and staff turnover..."
M. Aksu as quoted by Blessing Nkechi Ikiseh, 2021

Employees require recognition for their work; the more frequent they are recognised, the better is the organisational performance
"...it goes beyond the traditional standard pay and benefits packages and retention plans; people consider recognition as a kind of motivation and feedback for their accomplishment..."
Blessing Nkechi Ikiseh, 2021