B.E. S.E.E.N. Study Guide

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>Turn Bias into an Asset Rather Than a Liability</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>When people understand why their biases exist and the positive side of it they can leverage their biases to work for - instead of against - them deploying the four keys to overcoming bias:</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>S)ervice: Bringing a sincere desire to serve into every interaction</strong></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>E)mpathy: Trying to see things as others do</strong></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>E)mpowerment: Looking for ways to support others in their efforts and growth</strong></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>N)egotiation: Working toward win-win solutions that benefit everyone involved</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>This study guide a companion to the novel </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>The Price We Pay</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)> by Nikki T. Anthony offers practical examples of the B.E. S.E.E.N. principles at work. It uses chapter one of the IBPA (Independent Book Publishers Association) Benjamin Franklin Awards winning book as the foundation to help you better understand bias how it impacts your interpersonal relationships and communities and then to formulate plans to counteract bias where necessary.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>While </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>The Price We Pay</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)> is fiction the experiences outlined in its pages are pulled from real life. Every person in these pages is impacted in one way or another by their own B.I.A.S. and the B.I.A.S. of those around them.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>It's our hope that as you work through this study guide you can begin to recognize the impact of B.I.A.S. wherever it appears in your life so you can Take the L.E.A.D. in deciding how you want to handle it rather than reacting and responding to what others say and do.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1)><em>Please Note</em></strong><em style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>: When you purchase a digital copy of this guide we recommend the use of a journal or notebook to record your responses to the activities and prompts. If permitted by the retailer you purchased the digital copy from the publisher grants a one-time license to print the guide for easier access to the prompt spaces.</em></p>