Why Defensiveness Stops The Conversation: Part Two of Finding Our Voice Week
Last 8% Morning - A podcast by Dr. JP Pawliw-Fry, Keynote Speaker, President, EI and Organizational Culture Expert
In today's session, we talk about why some of us become reactive and defensive in the face of tough conversations around race, shutting down our emotional intelligence and mindfulness skills, and what it means to have tough conversations with ourselves - especially the conversations where we become defensive, reactive or avoidant.We recommend Robin DiAngelo's book, White Fragility, which informs much of this podcast, and Ibram X Kendi's book, How to Be Anti-Racist. We’re going to do somethin...
