Building Better Crews: Calling Out Bias

Tackling Bias to Strengthen Teams and Sharpen Jobsite Decisions

Description

In the construction world, teamwork, trust, and clear communication are essential for getting the job done right and safely. But sometimes, without even realizing it, we bring hidden assumptions—called unconscious bias—to the job site. These automatic judgments can affect how we hire, assign tasks, promote, or treat crew members. When left unchecked, bias can hurt morale, divide teams, and even lead to safety or legal risks.

This hands-on workshop dives into the most common types of bias found on worksites—like assumptions about someone’s background, trade, gender, age, or ability. We’ll offer straight-up tools and real-world strategies for forepersons, crew leads, and workers to recognize and interrupt these patterns before they impact jobsite decisions or relationships.

 

Workshop Challenges Addressed

· What bias looks like on a job site or in a crew room

· How it can affect safety, hiring, and team dynamics

· How to recognize bias in yourself and others

· What to say or do when bias shows up at work

 

Learning Objectives

· Recognize different types of unconscious bias common in the trades

· Build better self-awareness about how bias shows up in fast-paced, high-pressure environments

· Apply practical tools to stay fair and focused on performance

· Strengthen trust, respect, and cohesion across your crews

Course Fee Includes: Access to the course, course materials, and a digital certificate upon completion. 

This course is delivered in partnership with local and provincial construction associations across Canada. You may be participating with a group of industry peers from multiple regions.

Sharing a single registration between two or more individuals is not permitted. Please register each person that will be in attendance.

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