🗣️ How to Start Difficult Conversations 🗣️
👂🏾 Listen first
❓ Ask open-ended questions
😌 Stay calm
🤝🏾 Approach with empathy
Build understanding and foster growth. #RDI #RainbowDiversityInstitute #DifficultConversations #Communication #Empathy #Inclusion #Equity

'Decolonisation is not a passive endeavour; it is an active transformation involving unlearning and relearning new patterns.' Make this reflective piece by Dr Alia Amir your read of the day.

#AmReading #decolonisation #DifficultConversations

https://www.soas.ac.uk/study/blog/decolonising-bloomsbury-guided-walking-tour-through-londons-colonial-legacy

Decolonising Bloomsbury: A guided walking tour through London’s colonial legacy

Dr Alia Amir, Research Associate at the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics, takes us on a 'decolonising walk' through Bloomsbury, London and reflects on some of the historical landmarks while challenging us to confront colonial histories and envision a more just future.

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Uncomfortable conversations about ethics may await you, but that's the price of holding onto your integrity. Embrace the challenge. 🎯#DifficultConversations #IntegrityMatters

Any people who are UK-based and interested in new ways of working, leadership development and creating more decentralised, more collaborative organisations, I'm leading a course in October.

It's highly practical and focuses on developing the MINDSET and WAY OF BEING needed for more self-managing teams to thrive.

Here's the link: https://www.tuffleadershiptraining.com/product/tuff-leadershiptraining-step-1/

Please share!

#NewWaysOfWorking #Leadership #Coaching #Feedback #DifficultConversations #Training

Tuff Leadership Training Step 1 | Tuff Leadership training

Four days of tough leadership training in the mindset and abilities needed for more self–managing employees and teams.

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My latest video over on YouTube is all about how to deal effectively with #DifficultConversations which is such an evergreen topic in the world of #coaching.

https://youtu.be/bKSaBcU457s

Having difficult conversations

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Have you ever experienced this? That a colleague says something to you that you're uncomfortable with but you don't know how to respond?

Learning how to communicate your personal boundaries is one of the most important skills you can learn - both for work and in your private life. Here's how ☺️

#personalboundaries #boundaries #settingboundaries #communicationtips #difficultconversations #crossingtheline #overstepping #psychologytips

So proud of my friend for having this convo. I know it was difficult because his parents are good people and he wants them to be proud. But he won't take the easy way out and he let them know that the terms of their pride had to expand beyond what is convenient for them to comprehend. #BiPride #bierasure #lgbtq #selfadvocacy #difficultconversations

I've done a regular intro but not a hashtag intro. Feels like high time I shared current interests (alphabetically) so that we can help each other find supportive communities.

Work: #AcademicPublishing #AcWri #AmEditing #bibliography #BookPublishing #ConsciousLanguage #CPD #editors #indexing #JournalPublishing #proofreaders #references #SelfEmployed

Non-work: #ArtAndCraft #books #coffee #DifficultConversations #doodling #inclusivity #LanguageLearning #parenting #nature #RunOnEditors #StetWalk

Check out this 10 minute podcast The Anti-Racist Listening Project
Have you ever had a family member who makes racist comments?
Listen to these two people talking about how they deal with it
#antiracism #activism #difficultconversations #ARLP #family #talking #listening #podcast #friends #action
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6odM112Y38gv0LJcihHJIj?si=FuPJNCRUQOO2cVsgvs01Uw
Liz and Nimal: Talking with family members

Listen to this episode from The Anti-Racist Listening Project on Spotify. In this episode, Liz shares a situation with a family member and Nimal and Liz reflect on how they approach and handle discriminatory comments from family members. Many people might find themselves in a similar situation. Liz and Nimal worked together and remain in touch supporting each other in their careers.  Let us know in the comments below if this situation has ever come up for you and how you handle it.  You could share this episode with friends, family and colleagues and use the themes to start a conversation If you would like to get involved and be on the show get in touch  https://theantiracistlisteningproject.com/

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