From the article 7 Agile Leadership Lessons for the Suits, why stereotyping works against us:
We are all guilty of stereotyping when we interact with others. We subconsciously label people. We, as managers, sort employees into "winners" and "losers," and we do it within a few days. We forgive our own behavior but not others'. And, by labelling others, we lose all other dimensions of their talents and complexity.
Moreover, stereotyping is so powerful that we even refuse to consider facts that contradict our expectations. We filter incoming information and rationalize away what contradicts our stereotypes. "Stereotypes change our behavior. Our behavior has an effect on others' behavior, and without anyone understanding any of it, you have a self-fulfilling prophecy...," Once we classify a person, he or she is lost to us: We will not notice anything this person does or says if it goes against our stereotype. "Reality doesn't matter anymore."
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