The document discusses the prevalence and impact of racial stereotypes in the workplace, highlighting how both positive and negative stereotypes can adversely affect employee morale and client relations. It emphasizes the increasing diversity of clients and employees and the necessity to adapt to these changes. The text also encourages challenging existing stereotypes to foster a more inclusive environment.

1. Recognizing Racial Stereotypes and Their Impact on the Workplace

2. Carmen Van Kerckhove Co-Founder and President New Demographic is an anti-racism training company. www.newdemographic.com

3. What we’re discussing today Common racial stereotypes Why positive stereotypes are just as harmful How racial stereotypes can impact client relations Your clients and employees are becoming more diverse – can you adapt?

4. Racial stereotypes are all around us. There’s no way not to be affected by them.

5. Stereotypes: Success and Intelligence

6. Stereotypes: Success and Intelligence

7. Stereotypes: Physical and Athletic

8. Stereotypes: Personality

9. Stereotypes: Personality

10. Why positive stereotypes are harmful Can result in a “halo effect”

11. Why positive stereotypes are harmful Can result in a “halo effect” Can lead to pigeonholing

12. Why positive stereotypes are harmful Can result in a “halo effect” Can lead to pigeonholing Can adversely impact employee morale and motivation

13. How racial stereotypes can impact your external relationships Anecdote 1: “You look just like…”

14. How racial stereotypes can impact your external relationships Anecdote 1: “You look just like…” Anecdote 2: Thanksgiving

15. It doesn’t matter what your intentions are. It’s how your words and actions are perceived by others.

16. Your clients and employees are becoming more diverse. Can you adapt?

17. Today: whites comprise 68%

18. In 2050, half of U.S. will be people of color

19. By 2050, the numbers of Asian-Americans and Latinos will triple

20. By 2026, boom in mixed race population 25% of Los Angeles’s population 20% of New York’s population 1 in 6 babies born will be of two or more races

21. Your clients and employees are becoming more diverse. Can you adapt?

22. Questions to consider Assumptions?

23. Questions to consider Assumptions? Race in the workplace?

24. Questions to consider Assumptions? Race in the workplace? Client’s attitude towards diversity?

25. Racial stereotypes are all around us. There’s no way not to be affected by them. But you can challenge these stereotypes.