Define: "Proximity Bias" in Business
Fiscal Threat Level
Multi-headcount capital waste
CWO Pro-Tip
"If you work remote, make sure your name is attached to every successful high-visibility deployment. Force them to see your work."
What HR thinks it means:
The unconscious tendency to favor employees who are physically closer or more visible in the office environment.
What does "Proximity Bias" actually mean?
"The Director promoting the guy who laughs at his jokes in the breakroom over the senior engineer who actually keeps the network online from his home lab."
How HR uses it:
"Management training this quarter will focus on identifying and mitigating Proximity Bias in hybrid teams."
How you actually use it:
"Mandatory RTO policies are just institutionalized Proximity Bias designed to justify the commercial lease."
Related Terminology
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