Jan 5, 2024
When you ask yourself the question, “Who am I?”, several different responses may come to mind related to your professional roles, personal traits, and relationships—for instance, you might answer, “I am an entrepreneur,” “I’m a perfectionist,” or “I am a parent.” However, our identities tend to shift over time, which can lead to feelings of discomfort, but can also present exciting new opportunities.
As the Associate Director at the Christensen Center for Teaching and Learning at Harvard Business School, Dr. Alexandra Sedlovskaya focuses her research on a variety of areas, including management, education, and pedagogies that support participant-centered learning. She obtained her PhD in Psychology from Yale University, and extended her research training as a postdoctoral associate at the Yale School of Management. Dr. Sedlovskaya also consults faculty at Harvard Business School and leads workshops at academic institutions in the U.S. and abroad, including a course called “Self and Identity” at the Harvard Extension School. In Episode 174 of The MINDSet Game® podcast, Dr. Sedlovskaya starts with an exercise designed to help you gain clarity on the many different identities you may ascribe to yourself, and then discusses the following:
To get in touch with Dr. Alexandra Sedlovskaya, she invites listeners to email her at asedlovskaya@hbs.edu. To enroll in her “Self and Identity” course, which can be taken either in person or online, search for it in the course catalog at https://extension.harvard.edu/academics/programs/take-a-course/.
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