Unconscious Bias in our OD Work

Unconscious Bias in our OD Work

Presenters: 

Toni McMurphy, St. Louis College of Pharmacy

Steven Player, Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Erin Stampp, Barnes-Jewish Hospital

To be human is to have bias – both conscious and unconscious.  Join us as we explore the impact of bias in OD and how our interpretations of people and situations can help or hinder the effectiveness of our work and outcomes.

This highly interactive session will provide the following takeaways:

• Appreciating that the fields of Organization Development and Diversity & Inclusion offer a plethora of interdependent opportunities regarding objectives, practitioner skills and potential impact.
• Identifying the multiple dimensions of social identity
• Understanding how our individual socialization contributes to a “lens” through which we interpret the world around us.
• Recognizing that the people we work with have also constructed “lenses” – which will be unique to them.
• How to mitigate the negative impact of unconscious bias in our lives and work.

You'll also hear about efforts underway at BJC, the Washington University School of Medicine, and the St. Louis College of Pharmacy.

Speaker Bios

Toni McMurphy

Vice President, Culture & Campus Life

St. Louis College of Pharmacy

In addition to her role as Vice President, Culture & Campus Life at the St. Louis College of Pharmacy, Toni has also served as an organizational development consultant, executive coach and facilitator for the past 25 years specializing in change management, leadership and team development, and navigating the human side of business. Toni has trained over 65,000 people for clients including Washington University, Honda, 3M, Enterprise Holdings, Inc., Cornell University, Air Canada, Citibank, Unigroup, Wachovia Bank, Eli Lilly, Maritz and over 220 other clients. She has also worked extensively with small and medium sized companies, facilitating peer support groups including CEO Roundtables for the RCGA, the Women Presidents Organization, and Business Owners International.

Toni holds numerous certifications including Targeted Innovation from the Center for Creative Leadership, MBTI, and Master NLP Practitioner. In addition, she specializes in Strategic Planning, Employee Engagement, Sustainability, Accelerative Learning, Innovation, Conflict Resolution, Service Audits, Touchpoint Sessions, and planning unique events like annual meetings, retreats and workshops that are highly interactive and engage participants.

Erin Stampp

Manager for Education and Development, Center for Diversity and Cultural Competence

Barnes-Jewish Hospital

 As the Manager for Education and Development of Barnes-Jewish Hospital’s Center for Diversity and Cultural Competence, Erin leads training and program initiatives for BJH staff to develop their cultural competency skills.  She is passionate about the critical role that education and training can play in the larger work of addressing health disparities in the St. Louis region.

Erin received her Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology with a Minor in Women Studies from Western Illinois University and then joined the United States Peace Corps where she served in Port Antonio, Jamaica for 3 years. After returning to the U.S., she earned a Masters of Public Policy and a Certificate in Non-Profit Management from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.  While in Baltimore, she designed civic engagement programs that taught diversity through participation in community service and developed diversity trainings and programs in partnership with the Cultural Center.  Erin continued her community work there as the Development Director and mediator at Community Mediation, a non-profit organization that provides free mediations to Baltimore city residents. 

Erin then returned to the Midwest to be closer to family.  As the Assistant Director of Student Diversity, Outreach, and Women’s Programs at the Missouri University of Science and Technology she co-chaired the Chancellor’s Committee for Diversity and Inclusion, helped implement a campus climate survey, co-created the campus’s first Safe Zone training, developed the Diversity Leadership Council of minority leaders, and led retention programming for students of color in STEM. Erin has also earned a certificate of Diversity Leadership from the National Coalition Building Institute. 

Steven Player, Doctor of Pharmacy, MBA, CDM

Director of the Center for Diversity and Cultural Competence

Barnes-Jewish Hospital

As the Director of the Center for Diversity and Cultural Competence at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Steven leads a dynamic, multidisciplinary team that provides and facilitates cultural competence and inclusion education, quality assessment/improvement, extensive language services, and consultation services in addressing health literacy and health services equity. Steven is also both the co-founder and co-director of the Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Express Scripts, and St. Louis College of Pharmacy Summer Institute, a successful pipeline program focused on talented, diverse high school students. Similarly, in an effort to attract and retain a diverse workforce, Steven established The Xavier Initiative, a strategic partnership between Xavier University of Louisiana College of Pharmacy and Barnes-Jewish Hospital, which provides clinical training and employment opportunities for underrepresented minorities.

Steven co-chairs the Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital unified diversity council named (named the Campus Council on Equity & Inclusion), is a member of the Missouri Health Alliance Advocacy Board, Girls Inc. St. Louis Board, Xavier University of Louisiana College of Pharmacy Dean’s Advisory Board, and previously served as adjunct faculty to both St. Louis College of Pharmacy and Xavier University of Louisiana College of Pharmacy.

Steven received his Doctor of Pharmacy from Xavier University College of Pharmacy in New Orleans, Louisiana and his Masters in Business Administration from Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri, and a Certificate in Diversity Management from the Institute for Diversity & Health Management and Georgetown University.