Reducing bias in decision-making

Decisions are rarely fully objective. In this session, you will explore how bias operates in everyday processes, and how to identify and address it concretely within your organisation.

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Date
05/05/2026
12:15 - 17:30

What to expect?

Whether it concerns recruitment, evaluation, promotion or collaboration, decisions are often shaped by unconscious patterns. That is human, but it comes with consequences: talent remains untapped, opportunities are unevenly distributed, and teams perform below their potential. In this session, we move beyond awareness and focus on how to address bias in a concrete and practical way.

After this session you will have:

    insight into where bias most strongly manifests in your decision-making processes,

    Concrete examples of how organisations address bias in areas such as recruitment, evaluation and promotion,

    Practical tools to make bias open for discussion without increasing resistance,

    Initial ideas to adapt your own processes in a feasible way.

Programme

12:15 - 13:00 Lunch
13:00 - 13:30 Check-in and reflection on the previous session
13:30 - 14:15 Where does bias exist within your organisation?
14:15 - 15:30 Practices from the field: identifying and addressing bias
15:30 - 15:45 Break
15:45 - 16:45 From insight to action
17:15 - 17:30 Check-out and next steps

Speakers

Who is this for?

This session is part of the learning network Embedding Inclusion in Talent Strategy and is exclusively open to organisations participating in the full programme. Individual registrations are not possible. The programme is designed for professionals responsible for inclusion policies and implementation, such as D&I managers, HR directors, talent managers, ESG leads, and leaders working on culture and strategy, who actively engage with their own context while exchanging experiences with peers.

Ready for more?

Are you responsible for the success of a dynamic and resilient team within your organisation? Are you looking for a motivating environment where you and your peers can take informed steps to make your talent strategy even more inclusive? Then you can immediately apply for the community of practice ‘Embedding Inclusion in Talent Strategy’.

Embedding Inclusion in Talent Strategy

Without talent, there is no future. In a tight labour market, the real difference is made by a culture where everyone has the space to grow. More and more organisations are investing in diversity, equity and inclusion to attract people, prevent burnout and turnover, and strengthen their overall resilience.

Work with experts and peers to develop a talent approach that actually works.

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