Categorize tasks based on career advancement opportunities – #BeyondBias 7/20
The seventh #BeyondBias advice may seem simple, but it carries significant weight in modern leadership development.
CEC European Managers’ campaign is the culmination of the Beyunbi project, a two-year European initiative supported by research from the University of Southern Denmark.
Through the project, managers across Europe contributed to developing innovative training programs and participated in a large-scale survey examining the influence of unconscious bias in managerial practices.
As a result, CEC European Managers is disseminating a position paper with 20 business cards containing 20 recommendations to lead beyond bias.
Tip number 7, for instance, encourages managers to “Categorize tasks based on career advancement opportunities.” On the surface, this might sound like productivity advice. But in the broader context of the campaign, it’s about strategic self-leadership.
Managers often get swept up in daily urgencies, but the campaign invites them to pause and assess: Which of these tasks actually supports my growth as a leader? Am I stuck in operational busywork while overlooking high-value opportunities that align with my professional goals?
20 Practical Steps Toward Conscious Leadership
The #BeyondBias campaign gathers 20 actionable recommendations to help managers identify, reflect upon, and mitigate their unconscious biases.
These are not just theoretical pointers; they are practical, tested insights grounded in the lived experiences of leaders and managers, and the academic evidence.
