Episode 174: Understanding our Identities in the Workplace with Sandra Chapman

Today on the podcast, I speak with Chap about the importance of understanding our identities and how that affects how we show up in the world and workplace and how the world and workplace receives us. This is a very nuanced and complex topic, but Chap breaks it down to help us understand how identity power works in relationship to positions of power. When we learn about our visible and invisible differences, we can create more meaningful connections. Chap highlights how research shows how having a diversity of identities is better for business. There is more risk taking and problem solving abilities. Having awareness of our identities, being to name microaggressions and learning how to repair are essential to creating a culture of psychological safety. Take a listen to the whole episode and share your takeaways with us by leaving a voice note on CenteredintheCity.com.

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Sandra (Chap) Chapman, Ed. D. CEO of Chap Equity Inc., an organization rooted in collaboration, research and dialogue. She is lead on Social Identity Development for the Great First Eight curriculum project, led by Dr. N.K. Duke at the Stand for Children. Dr. Chap is a partner for Perception Strategies, where she translates concepts on identity into interactive workshops. Dr. Chap is the co-author of Bias Starts Early. Let's Start Now: Developing an Anti-Racist, Anti-Bias Book Collection for Infants and Toddlers (https://doi.org/10.1002/trtr.2169, co-author of Black Girl on the Playground (Teaching Beautiful Brilliant Black Girls, Corwin Press, 2021) and primary author of The Power of Conversation, an article in NAIS Magazine (Summer, 2014). She was interviewed by UNICEF (July 2020), Why Kids of All Races Need to Know How to Talk About Race and Racism. Listen to her on What School Could Be, or watch it on Game Changer Series. Chap co-created the slogan, You Get What You Get and You Don't Get Upset, Unless It's Unjust, Then Let's Make a Fuss!, a child-centered slogan for inspiring young activists, and creator of a Latine Heritage Project to inspire affirming identity formation.