Be NICE to Reduce Prejudice and Discrimination

Hosted by:
Patrick Sweeney, PhD, Professor of Practice, Executive Director,
Allegacy Center for Leadership & Character School of Business
José Villalba, PhD, LCMHC Professor of Counseling
VP for Diversity & Inclusion, Chief Diversity Officer Wake Forest University
Overview:
In this compelling and timely webinar, we explore the sources that give rise to the development of stereotypes, prejudice, biases, and discrimination against groups of people. We review how humans perceive each other and the biases that naturally result from this imperfect perception process. Next, we introduce you to Allport’s Contact Hypothesis as a simple and practical tool to reduce stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination within groups. Finally, we walk you through leader actions to apply each element of the Contact Hypothesis to set the context to reduce prejudice and discrimination within a team. We close the session with questions and answers.