How Cultural Biases Can Cloud Our Judgment and Sabotage our Success

As coaches, we may aspire to be judgment free.  Is that really possible? Unconscious Bias neuroscience research says no, that is not how our brains work. Even those of us who are used to working multiculturally! Humility is very important on this journey.

This is literally an explosive topic in the US! From the Glass Curtain, generational gaps and lingering cultural fears or resentment, our coaching and coaching business will benefit from recognizing and managing our Unconscious Bias.

How do we as coaches, then, recognize and appropriately manage our cultural judgments so they do not limit our coaching-both in terms of who we coach and also establishing trust? Marilyn O’Hearne, MCC, leads the call, sharing 2 steps designed to move us from judgment which can sabotage our success to increased impact, influence, and income.

The three Benefits of attending this program include:

• Discover how your Unconscious Bias may be sabotaging success by unknowingly driving away some cultural groups
  
• Learn a quick way to uncover and update bias to build trust with clients  
  
• Develop strategies to manage Unconscious Bias to expand your impact 

Your Presenter

Marilyn O’Hearne, MA MCC, is a globally experienced (since ’98) executive, leadership, and mentor coach and speaker. Marilyn’s faith in you and your abilities along with her gentle strength provide a trustworthy, secure launching pad for rocketing from overwhelm to transformation. 

Her training and experience include: 

• The Intercultural Communication Institute, 
  
• Coaching programs in the UK and Bali; 
  
• Living in Spain and Brazil (where she served as interim Director of Education for a Nonprofit/NGO)
  
• Organizational Development and International Business Adjunct Professor, Hong Kong and Malaysia
  
• Participating in a White Privilege faculty group while serving on the board of the Association of Coach Training Organizations
  
• 3 months in 2014 Coaching, Training and Speaking in Asia Pacific, including the APAC conference
  

Her passion for intercultural competency in coaching led her to:

• 6 years, ICF Global Board of Directors 
  
• Serving on the Advance Cultural Competency Advisory Team
  
• Contributing to Law and Ethics in Coaching  ((The Intersection of Culture and Ethics) 
  
• Developing her Mentor Coaching Program that integrates Coaching and Cultural Competencies. 
  

Marilyn was recognized for her visionary and innovative leadership with the Thomas Leonard Achievement Award at the ICF Midwest Regional Conference June 2015. “ Marilyn is a gentle, spiritual soul, and yet powerful and provocative at the same time.” (Coach trainee) www.marllynoh.com