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How corporate prejudices are strangling innovation in the workplace
- In corporate India, assumptions based on credentials, fluency, and confidence often lead to hiring failures and hinder innovation.
- Confirmation bias in recruitment processes causes organisations to mistake credentials for capability, stifling curiosity and dissent.
- Prestigious backgrounds are wrongly assumed to guarantee performance, neglecting the need for practical experience and onboarding.
- Hiring solely from the same industry limits diversity of thought and hampers challenging the status quo.
- Familiarity bias and hierarchical cultures in workplaces deter employees from speaking up, perpetuating exclusionary dynamics.
- Leaders are urged to foster radical candour and psychological safety to encourage genuine insights and critical thinking.
- Progressive leaders promote a culture of questioning assumptions and conviction-based decision-making to unlock innovation.
- Building diverse teams with varied perspectives is crucial for combating false certainty and fostering continuous evolution.
- Assumptions act as barriers to innovation, stifling new thinking and impeding organizational growth.
- Challenging the assumption trap is essential for companies to embrace curiosity over credentials and drive true innovation.
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