Navigating No Man's Land: Difficult Conversations in a Polarized World
Do you want to engage with others on the topic of diversity but are afraid to stumble or offend? Do you need to challenge discrimination but are unsure how? This course will cover a variety of topics including conversational norms, skills and barriers to productive conversations and options for responses to address offensive or tricky comments. All this will help you to make these discussions more productive!
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Presenter: James McKim
James McKim is a sought-after speaker, coach, and organizational performance expert. He is the author of “The Diversity Factor: Igniting Superior Organizational Performance” and serves as Managing Partner of Organizational Ignition. Over his extensive career, McKim has helped organizations align people, process and technology to improve efficiency and growth. He is known nationally for advancing diversity, equity and inclusion and serves as Chair of the Episcopal Church’s National Executive Council Committee on Anti-Racism & Reconciliation. McKim is also president of the Manchester Branch of the NAACP, working to eliminate discrimination and foster racial healing.