CPD WEBINAR: Break the Bias International Women's Day 2022 : challenging your decision making and unconscious bias as a leader

Thursday, 13 October 2022
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (UK time)

Many of our decision making is based on instinctive, unconscious bias. Within business this could impact our ability to make effective decisions. This webinar will explore why many of our decisions are unconscious – which leads to bias and show solutions to solve this.

In the 2nd of our Women In Business October events, we are joined again by our good friend Susan Heaton-Wright

In this impactful, challenging workshop we will cover:


• Why many of our decisions are unconscious – which leads to bias
• The challenge of stereotyping
• What is happening neuroscientifically when we make decisions
• The particular challenge of Affinity bias in decision making and organisations
• Tips on how to approach decision making in different ways
• Why building trust and good communication within decision making is essential

Speaker Biography

Speaker

Susan Heaton-Wright, Superstar Communicator

Susan Heaton-Wright is an impact, communications and speaking trainer for executives and the creator of the Superstar Communicator™ philosophy. She is an international speaker; the MD of award winning music company, Viva Live Music and a former prize winning international opera singer. She delivers seminars, webinars (which are independently CPD accredited), workshops and individual training for many companies including Astra Zeneca, Shell, Deloitte, RBS, AXA, Accenture, I.H.S. and Quintiles. She has delivered speeches and webinars for CII branches. She is regularly interviewed on BBC Radio Five Live; BBC2, local radios and international podcasts and has her own podcast "Superstar Communicator". Susan has contributed to articles in Forbes, The Guardian, Huffington Post, Thrive Global, The Scotsman and trade publications. Susan is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, The Royal Society of Arts and the Incorporated Society of Musicians, and is a CPD accredited speaker. She leads a project of musicians in Greece annually, to deliver music workshops to refugees in Athens as part of the ‘Love without Borders’ charity

Housekeeping.

This is a CPD Zoom webinar. Your zoom link will be sent to you 48 hours before the webinar. Any questions please contact Education Lead simon.mcgill@ecclesiastical.com

CII Accredited

This demonstrates the quality of an event and that it meets CII member CPD scheme requirements.

1 hour's CPD can be claimed for this event if relevant to your learning and development needs.

It is recommended that you keep any evidence of the CPD activity you have completed and upload copies to the recording tool as the CII may ask to see this if your record is selected for review. Details of the scheme can be viewed online at www.cii.co.uk/cpd.