SPONSORS: D&I Commitee
SPEAKER: Michael Robinson

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Pre-program networking and chat 8:30-9am
Official start time: 9am-11am

Program Summary:

Through this interactive discussion, facilitated by NCCJ Program Director Michael Robinson, we’ll explore how our identities shape our unconscious biases (the assumptions we all make about people, usually without realizing we’re doing it), consider how our biases influence our work as coaches, and discuss strategies for heightening our awareness and overcoming our biases to help us be more effective coaches.

Benefits to Coaches:

o   Consider how conditioning, personal views, and direct experiences influence our biases

o   Explore and better understand the role unconscious bias plays in how we form judgements, make decisions and behave while exploring techniques for examining our perspectives

o   Share perspectives with participants from various backgrounds to develop contextual understanding from shared experience and strategies for mitigating bias

Presenter Bio:

Michael facilitates programs that build capacity for holding difficult conversations and foster intentionally inclusive community practices within communities, schools, and workplaces. He has worked with several organizations across the state of North Carolina including Liberty Hardware, Wyrick Robbins, United Way of Forsyth County, GTCC, Guilford County Schools, and The NC Task Force for Addressing Racial Inequities in Criminal Justice.

Michael holds a Master’s in Peace and Conflict studies from UNC- Greensboro. In 2016, Michael, founded Shifting Lenses, a workshop series that brings people from all walks of life together to discuss divisive issues, learn communication skills and build community knowledge, in public spaces.