NOTE: Due to COVID-19, the July Chapter meeting is being held virtually. The link to the virtual meeting will be sent out 24-48 hours prior to the start of the meeting; it will also be available on the online event page that is available to all individuals who have registered for the event.

Prices have been modified to reflect the change to a virtual meeting; LCHRA members may apply for scholarship assistance for registration. For more information, please visit https://lchra.org/scholarship.

Implicit Bias

Event Summary:

Having an unconscious bias doesn’t make you a bad person—it just means you’re human. When most people think of bias, they think of a negative action taken deliberately. But there are unconscious or implicit biases that can affect your behavior or decisions without you realizing it. Unconscious biases are often based on mistaken, inaccurate, or incomplete information. These biases can have a significant impact on our workplaces, shaping who gets recruited, hired, and promoted.

It’s possible, however, to interrupt bias. The first step is awareness. This program will address the most common types of unconscious bias, along with tactics you can use to ensure workplace decisions (like hiring and interviewing) aren’t being guided by individual biases. Attendees discuss approaches to developing an inclusive workplace and will walk away with tools for self-discovery of recognizing one’s own biases and build an awareness to avoid biases and how to interrupt them when they do show up.

Speaker Bio:

Deborah Jeffries, SHRM-CP, PHR, CPC serves as Co-President for HR Answers, Inc.  She has over 35 years’ experience in the human resources field (31 in consulting).  As a consultant, recruiter and trainer, Deborah works with organizations on the employment processes/activities, performance management, coaching/counseling, customer service, diversity, harassment, supervision, leadership, improved communication and more. 

Deborah’s past work experience includes recruiting, training, education, sales and marketing, as well as HR in retail, restaurant, staffing, and manufacturing environments.  She holds a BS in Psychology and a teaching certificate from Willamette University, and is a Certified Professional Consultant (CPC). 

Deborah is one of us...she has been a SHRM member since 1990 and has served in a variety of position on her local, state and regional Boards in a variety of positions over the last 30 years. She even taught the SHRM Certification materials for two years with her local Chapter in Salem.

Clients comment on her no-nonsense practical approach and her positive attitude.  Those that know Deborah describe her as energetic with a quirky sense of humor, a passion for HR, and a contagious laugh. 

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