C𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 - 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴

The insight that landed the hardest at 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 - 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 was this:

Our biases shape our conversations long before the conversation begins.

We judge 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 than we 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱.

We categorize quicker than we connect.

And this plays out with our 𝗯𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀, 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀, 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀, and even 𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗿𝘀.

So we broke bias down into three simple layers:

→ Outer Layer: clothing, tattoos, food choices — the surface signals

 → Middle Layer: politics, religion, college — the conditioned filters

 → Inner Layer: values, character, virtue — who a person truly is

When we judge from the outer two layers, we miss the human beneath them.

When we break these layers consciously, conversations become easier, clearer, and far less stressful.

Bias is automatic. 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹.

I recently hosted a Cross-Culture Workshop for the Amezech teams — and the energy in the room was something special.

The conversations were sharp, the participation was wholehearted, and the willingness to learn was refreshing.

Thank you to the 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝘇𝗲𝗰𝗵 team for being such a 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀, 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲, and 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.

 And a big shoutout to my own team for the flawless coordination and support.

→If your organization is looking to engage us for workshops on leadership, cross culture team training, manager training then reach out.

P.S. Which layer do you find yourself judging most often — the outer, the middle, or the inner?