The Truth About Unconscious Bias

Mark introduces the concept of unconscious bias and frames it in the context of the IMC flywheel of life and the 5 areas of life The topic came up as a result of conversations Jim had recently with a couple of friends over dinner and drinks, both attorneys Jim suggests we all have a "team" whose membership creates some our unconscious biases Mark immediately thought about what his unconscious biases are and proposes that our language is being bastardized. How important it is to define words before talking about them. Words mean different things to different people Jim and his friends spoke of the need for 3 things Free education Free healthcare Changes to corporate greed Jim cites the CEO of PG&E getting a 40 million dollar bonus while utility rates in CA skyrocket.  The politicians are in the pocket of the large  institutions - collusion Mark agrees theoretically but disagrees about how to get there.  Jim presses Mark and challenges his logic Mark reframes his position and moves into education…a space he knows well Mark agrees that education is fucked up. Way to expensive and bad curriculum. He speaks about how big college endowments are.  Why is this happening and how did it happen Mark suggests the problem is with the family and a move away from faith. Academia is a mess Jim talks about the government's responsibility to make America safe and they're dropping the ball Mark brings up the minimum wage movement Jim talks about the lack of corporate support with regard to benefits and taxes Mark talks about this concept with his companies Jim brings up monopolies Mark shares George Carlin's routines and corporate greed.  Mark asks "how did this happen and why did this happen? Mark brings up Big Pharma and the hoax that is drugs for symptoms Mark brings up victimhood Jim brings up DEI and meritocracy Mark jumps on DEI and then reads the definition of meritocracy Mark references his daily prayer and the notion of holding people accountable with compassion Ability and talent are the path to performance and achievement. But without performance, rewards can't exist Mark talks about group think and division Jim asks if the division is what sells. Politicians looking for votes and advertisers for money Mark says human beings like watching tragedy Mark quotes Denzel Washington - they don't throw 7 year olds in jail - if it gets to "the system" it's too late". It's the family, the father Mark asks if he has an unconscious bias against black people.  Suggest no and why He describes what a racists is to him Mark talks about his two experiences where the police drew their guns on him Jim laughs about his three times in handcuffs. "They had the right guy all three times" Jim says unconscious bias is a necessary survival tool He goes on about crime in CA and it's because of zero accountability Mark talks about the far left and right fringes Jim says common courtesy cuts across all groups Both guys suggest the cities with problems have brought the problems on themselves by who they keep voting for Mark brings up the girl recently killed in GA by an illegal immigrant Then he talks about Riley Gaines story Jim says this behavior is hurting women…setting them back Mark talks about the waste in the healthcare space and the administrative burden Jim laughs about how healthcare and utility companies can afford to put their names on stadiums Mark ends with a suggestion - We all should ask ourselves what our unconscious biases might be before we speak, write or present to the world