Workplace Bias Quotes

“Recognizing that you have a bias and blind spots is essential to personal growth.”
― Mikaela Kiner, Female Firebrands: Stories and Techniques to Ignite Change, Take Control, and Succeed in the Workplace

“It’s long overdue that we expose this behavior and create environments where everyone feels safe and can be productive at work.”
― Mikaela Kiner, Female Firebrands: Stories and Techniques to Ignite Change, Take Control, and Succeed in the Workplace

“In modern society we often try to separate our personal and professional life. But this separation needs to be erased. People work better when they are accepted for who they are, living as a whole human being.”
― Abhijit Naskar

“Remember, it takes courage, vulnerability, and humility to admit what you don’t know and experiment with new behaviors.”
― Mikaela Kiner, Female Firebrands: Stories and Techniques to Ignite Change, Take Control, and Succeed in the Workplace

“In reality, in most American companies, only few handpicked—arguably appointed— individuals in powerful positions; positions like leadership, finance, treasury, advisory, and so on, have the last say in what matters. Their words, no matter how nonsensical, are treated as the ultimate wisdom. Their silences are emulated by everyone else working under them, regardless of any human, capital, or ethical costs resulting from such silences. These powerful individuals are often so emotionally and intellectually abusive that employees treat even their most absurd suggestions as roadmaps dictating the direction of any company or project at hand.”
― Louis Yako

“Millions of Americans have quietly and hopelessly concluded that paychecks and the freedom to be creative at American workplaces rarely – if ever – coexist.”
― Louis Yako

“The world is expected to take it for granted than an American expat who studied at any 'reputable' American academic institution is smart, well trained, and competent to do a job anywhere around the globe, but the opposite is never true for newcomers in the U.S.”
― Louis Yako

“[F]or most jobs that are not slavery conditions, American employers expect newcomers, if fortunate enough to be considered, to have a strong command of the English language. Yet, for Western expats in other countries, the colonially written job posts always make it clear that speaking the language of that country is ‘a plus, but not required.’ In brief, American education and qualifications are treated as sacred, while those acquired elsewhere are untrustworthy and must be proven all over again.”
― Louis Yako

“The hierarchy of most workplaces in America looks very much like climbing high mountains—the higher you get, the whiter the scenery becomes.”
― Louis Yako

“In brief, if we do not seriously problematize diversity as practiced currently in our society, we all lose. The diverse people should take this more seriously than anyone else, because putting them at the forefront of the battlefield with low-paid jobs while making them look like they are 'stealing' someone else’s job opportunities is not worth the paychecks they are getting in the long run. It is no secret that this hoax of diversity has turned countless poor and marginalized White Americans into the biggest enemies of diversity in America. This negatively affects all diverse people who truly love and make important contributions to the American society.”
― Louis Yako

“As a result, we now see a plethora of MBA-holders mushrooming in and infiltrating every sector, company and corporation, no matter how large or small. With rare exceptions, these MBA-holders hardly bring any creativity or depth to the table. For them, everything is about profits and building their own image and profile. They seldom care about the well-being and advancement of those who fall under the mercy of their business ideas. They are usually people who, like a herd of sheep, have been told that an MBA is the easiest and fastest route to prosperity and advancement, so they go to school, get that MBA, and from there wreak havoc in every place they set their foot on. With their mediocrity and strong desire to advance at any cost, their management styles often create a culture of fear and intimidation among employees. This culture is usually characterized by serious retaliation if anyone dares to open their mouth to challenge their authority or critique their ideas.”
― Louis Yako

“Those with the least social capital and power shouldn’t be asked to instigate the most change.”
― Rohit Bhargava, Beyond Diversity

“The day a CEO breaks bread with the janitor, that is the day a company truly becomes human.”
― Abhijit Naskar

“A place where people are accepted for who they are, is where they think better, feel better, work better, and above all live better.”
― Abhijit Naskar

“An employee wronged is a company wronged.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Ingan Impossible: Handbook of Hatebusting