In the grab for top tech talent, companies are looking for ways to better their odds of getting the people they want. For some, this means figuring out the ways they might be unknowingly turning off ...

Unconscious bias training (UBT) has been ‘done to death’ but why do people want it? In recent times, the requests for diversity and inclusion training has seen a renewed vigour. Diversity and ...

Last month, Labour leader Keir Starmer stuck his foot in his mouth — and it wasn’t even 9am. In an interview with the BBC, he referred to the Black Lives Matter movement as a "moment" and dismissed ...

Bill Michael was so close to making a good point. The now-former UK chair of KPMG made headlines around the world in February when he was forced to resign after telling more than 500 of his employees ...

Ministers have ordered Government departments to scrap controversial 'unconscious bias' training after an official study found no evidence it works. In a significant blow to the 'woke' agenda in ...

In recent months, I have been contacted by leaders from the business, government, nonprofit and education sectors asking for advice about unconscious bias training. My initial response always includes ...

Earlier this month, Starbucks announced that it would close 8,000 of its stores in the US on May 29 to launch the first stage of a “multi-phase” unconscious bias training programme, after an incident ...

Helping workers understand their implicit biases is helpful, in theory – but these programmes are controversial. Who’s right? Starbucks and Google have been doing it. So have Sephora and Papa John’s.

Unconscious bias training should be scrapped for employees and replaced with more effective practices, urges a landmark review into racial inequality. The Race Commission today recommends ...

Starbucks and Google have been doing it. So have Sephora and Papa John’s. The UK’s Civil Service will no longer be taking part, while the Labour Party has been criticised for doing it in 20-minute ...