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What's next: Difficult conversations around race and equity

What's next: Difficult conversations around race and equity

From the course: What's Next: Reinventing Work in the New Normal

What's next: Difficult conversations around race and equity

(upbeat music) - We all might agree that conversations around race and equity can be a little bit difficult. And I think it's because these are sensitive topics and they involve all of us. But what if we had some guidelines to really help us navigate these difficult conversations moving forward? Hi, I'm Kelly Ruda with LinkedIn Learning. And today we have Kwame Christian joining us to do just that. He's a bestselling author, an attorney, a mediator, and he started his career in civil rights and has now transitioned into negotiation and specializing in conflict resolution. Kwame, welcome. - Thanks for having me. - So Kwame, I want to start off by talking about these difficult conversations around race and equity. What are some of the barriers that you're seeing to having these conversations? - Well, I think the biggest barrier is the fact that just in general, we're typically not taught how to have difficult…

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