How to Talk About Race in the Workplace

How to Talk About Race in the Workplace

Presented by Kwame Christian, Esq., M.A. Wednesday, September 16, 2020, 1:00 - 2:30 pm  $35 includes a handbook, 1.5 Continuing Education Units

Everyone around the country is talking about race. The problem is that few are talking about how to talk about race. These conversations are challenging because they are deeply emotional and trigger strongly held beliefs about identity and fairness. The risks of failing to have these conversations in a respectful way can have profound consequences throughout the workplace, leading to issues with morale, group cohesion, and, in serious cases, employee retention.  Come learn about how we can talk about this sensitive topic without hostility and offense and how we can turn our passion into persuasion to make positive changes in our workplace.     

Level: All Levels  

Track: Elderly/Disabled, Family & Youth , Professional Development & Supervisory/Management  

Format: Lecture, Q&A  

HUD Category: Cultural Competency (Additional Recommended Training Areas)    

Bestselling author and speaker Kwame Christian is the Director of the American Negotiation Institute and a subject matter expert in the field of negotiation and conflict resolution. Kwame has conducted workshops throughout North America and abroad, and is a highly sought after national keynote speaker. The host of the world’s most popular negotiation podcast, Negotiate Anything , Kwame is dedicated to empowering others through the art and science of negotiation and persuasion. The show features leading experts in the field to deliver the best-in-class content. Now downloaded more than 1,500,000 times, Negotiate Anything has a dedicated and growing following with listeners in more than 180 countries around the world.

Kwame’s TEDx Dayton talk, Finding Confidence in Conflict , was the most popular TEDx Talk on the topic of conflict in 2017, and has been viewed over 120,000 times. His book, Nobody Will Play With Me: Finding Confidence in Conflict, is an Amazon Best-Seller and has helped countless individuals overcome the fear, anxiety, and emotion often associated with difficult conversations through a branded framework called Compassionate Curiosity.

As an attorney and mediator with a Bachelors of Arts in Psychology, a Master of Public Policy, and a Juris  Doctorate (Law Degree), Kwame brings a unique multidisciplinary approach to making difficult conversations  easier. He also serves as an adjunct professor for Otterbein University’s MBA program, as well as The Ohio State University’s Moritz College of Law in the top-ranked dispute resolution program in the country.

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