Overcoming Bias Requires Education, Implementation and Practice
31st October 2018Diversity has been proven to be beneficial in all levels within a company. But what is the best way to achieve it? In our #Diversity Series of the week we analyse how companies can commit to a sustained inclusive work environment. Over the last few weeks, we’ve analysed the concept of bias and evidenced the prejudicial…
Spotting Bias in the Workplace
24th October 2018We started our #Diversity Series last week by explaining the process of bias in our brain and how to acknowledge it. Today we will focus on how and where unconscious bias can take place in your work routine. As introduced here, unconscious bias is a process developed by our brain to make social categories. It is…
Unconscious Bias Starts With You
17th October 2018Today marks the first day of our new Diversity Series! Every Wednesday for the next few weeks we will be discussing topics concerning the challenges and importance of diversity and inclusion, a mission we’re passionate about at Abodoo. The key to understanding the concept of unconscious bias is to realize that everyone has unconscious biases.…
Cut the Commute and the Skills Gap: Our Solution to Green Jobs
26th July 2018We are passionate about lots of things here at Abodoo, including Green Jobs. But the one element that I am proud to be an advocate of is our ambition to cut carbon emissions and tackle the skills gap through SmartWorking. Let’s be honest, when you see ‘Carbon Emissions,’ on your Twitter feed, you tend to…
The Future of SmartWorking
19th July 2018In 2018, people live in an increasingly congested, professionally overpopulated world but are experienced with the benefits of collaborating over the internet. Before learning and developing online was novel — now it is an accepted, largely accredited medium that we train with regularly. Now, online learning is inexorably part of the academic experience, whether you…