Summary of Kwame Christian's How to Have Difficult Conversations About Race

Everest Media

Description

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 The reason we should be talking about race at work is that we care about our colleagues and the relationships we have with them. If we don’t have these conversations, it means we don’t care about something else.
#2 Using the buddy system to have difficult conversations about race with white and nonwhite colleagues will improve your relationships, help advance racial justice, and make you more effective in your work.
#3 It’s important to have frank conversations about race at work, because otherwise you don’t care about something else.
#4 If you care about others, you’ll have to have difficult conversations with them. We can’t have meaningful relationships without talking about things that are important to the other person.

Sujets

• Christianisme
• Race
• Sociologie, société et politique
• Social Science
• Ethnic Relations

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 29 septembre 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9798350029680
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Insights on Kwame Christian's How to Have Difficult Conversations About Race
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Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The reason we should be talking about race at work is that we care about our colleagues and the relationships we have with them. If we don’t have these conversations, it means we don’t care about something else.

#2

Using the buddy system to have difficult conversations about race with white and nonwhite colleagues will improve your relationships, help advance racial justice, and make you more effective in your work.

#3

It’s important to have frank conversations about race at work, because otherwise you don’t care about something else.

#4

If you care about others, you’ll have to have difficult conversations with them. We can’t have meaningful relationships without talking about things that are important to the other person.

#5

Having difficult conversations about race with colleagues improves relationships and makes you a better worker.

#6

Having difficult conversations about race with colleagues improves relationships and makes you a better worker.

#7

Having difficult conversations with colleagues improves relationships and makes you a better worker.

#8

It’s important to have difficult conversations about race with colleagues because otherwise you don’t care about something else.

#9

It’s important to have difficult conversations about race with colleagues because otherwise you don’t care about something else.

#10

Having difficult conversations with colleagues improves relationships and makes you a better worker.

#11

It’s important to have difficult conversations about race with colleagues because otherwise you won’t care about something else.

#12

Micro-negotiations are a great way to deal with difficult conversations, and they involve systematically breaking down a conversation into its smallest parts.

#13

When we forget that change happens incrementally and that every bit of forward movement is a success, we become frustrated and give up too soon.

#14

When you lean into a difficult conversation, you are voting for the type of person you want to become. Every action you take is a vote for your identity. When you believe that your success is determined by talent, your actions don’t matter much. When you believe that your success is determined by skill, then your actions do matter.

#15

If you want to have difficult conversations with colleagues, you must lean into them. Otherwise you won’t care about something else.

#16

Lean into difficult conversations. Every action you take is a vote for your identity.

#17

You can’t avoid risk entirely, so you may as well lean into it. The only thing you can do to minimize risk is to lean into difficult conversations about race and other topics.

#18

Lean into difficult conversations so that you can learn and grow. Disclaimers allow you to minimize the damage of any mistakes you may make.

#19