Cognitive Bias and the Workplace:...

Cognitive Bias and the Workplace: How Your Brain Tricks You Every Day (Ft. Dating Apps and Desire Paths)

A Word With Yourself by Wren Insight Group

Episode notes

From confirmation bias shaping hiring decisions to the bandwagon effect influencing workplace groupthink, this episode of A Word with Yourself is part 1 of our deep dive into biases and logical fallacies in the workplace and unpacks the sneaky ways our brains mess with us at work. We also take a detour into workplace communication, why people naturally follow "desire paths," and the mysterious phenomenon of every Canadian man's dating profile featuring a fish.