Virtual Author Talk: "How to Have Difficult Conversations About Race"
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Join us for an enlightening hour with bestselling author Kwame Christian as he chats about his new book "How to Have Difficult Conversations About Race: Practical Tools for Necessary Change in the Workplace and Beyond".
"How to Have Difficult Conversations About Race" helps readers gain the confidence to not only talk about race, but actually make a difference when you do. Negotiation expert Kwame Christian's motto is: "The best things in life are on the other side of difficult conversations." If we want a more equitable workplace, and a more equitable world, we have to talk to each other about race. But, for so many of us, that's easier said than done. Many people avoid conversations about race because of fear: fear of discomfort, damaging important relationships, being misunderstood, "cancelled," or ostracized. "How to Have Difficult Conversations About Race" equips you with the skills you need to make these crucial conversations easier and more productive.
About The Author: Kwame Christian is a best-selling author, lawyer, professor, and the Managing Director of the "American Negotiation Institute". He has conducted countless specialized trainings worldwide and is a highly sought after keynote speaker. His best-selling book, "Finding Confidence in Conflict: How to Negotiate Anything and Live Your Best Life" has helped countless individuals overcome the fear, anxiety and emotion associated with difficult conversations using the "Compassionate Curiosity Framework. Hes also host of the "Negotiate Anything" Podcast. With over four million downloads and listeners in more than 180 countries, it is the most popular negotiation podcast in the world.
In addition, Kwame is a business lawyer and serves as a professor for The Ohio State Universitys Moritz College of Law in its top-ranked dispute resolution program and Otterbein Universitys MBA program. Kwames proudest achievement is his family. Hes married to Dr. Whitney Christian and they have two lovely sons, Kai and Dominic.
"How to Have Difficult Conversations About Race" helps readers gain the confidence to not only talk about race, but actually make a difference when you do. Negotiation expert Kwame Christian's motto is: "The best things in life are on the other side of difficult conversations." If we want a more equitable workplace, and a more equitable world, we have to talk to each other about race. But, for so many of us, that's easier said than done. Many people avoid conversations about race because of fear: fear of discomfort, damaging important relationships, being misunderstood, "cancelled," or ostracized. "How to Have Difficult Conversations About Race" equips you with the skills you need to make these crucial conversations easier and more productive.
About The Author: Kwame Christian is a best-selling author, lawyer, professor, and the Managing Director of the "American Negotiation Institute". He has conducted countless specialized trainings worldwide and is a highly sought after keynote speaker. His best-selling book, "Finding Confidence in Conflict: How to Negotiate Anything and Live Your Best Life" has helped countless individuals overcome the fear, anxiety and emotion associated with difficult conversations using the "Compassionate Curiosity Framework. Hes also host of the "Negotiate Anything" Podcast. With over four million downloads and listeners in more than 180 countries, it is the most popular negotiation podcast in the world.
In addition, Kwame is a business lawyer and serves as a professor for The Ohio State Universitys Moritz College of Law in its top-ranked dispute resolution program and Otterbein Universitys MBA program. Kwames proudest achievement is his family. Hes married to Dr. Whitney Christian and they have two lovely sons, Kai and Dominic.