Politics has traditionally been a taboo topic to discuss on the job. But as people get more vocal about their views -- on everything from from climate change to racial justice, elections to invasions -- it's increasingly hard to keep debate out of the workplace. And that can lead to conflicts between colleagues. Julia Minson of the Harvard Kennedy School of ... Show More
Yesterday
Purpose-Driven Leadership in an Era of Polarization
Even in difficult times, leadership must be about empathy, authenticity, fairness and service. That's according to Darren Walker, the outgoing CEO of the Ford Foundation, a nonprofit with an endowment of billions of dollars and a charge to reduce poverty and injustice. Drawing on ... Show More
31m 15s
Feb 2023
How National Politics Are Impacting DEI in the Workplace
In this episode of Leading Diversity at Work, Wharton’s Stephanie Creary leads a discussion on how major legal and policy decisions, including Florida’s Stop WOKE Act, are affecting diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Ac ... Show More
41m 6s
Jul 2020
Brian F. Harrison, "A Change is Gonna Come: How to Have Effective Political Conversations in a Divided America" (Oxford UP, 2020)
The United States takes pride in its democratic model and the idea that citizens deliberate in a process to form political opinions. However, in recent years, division and partisanship have increased while deliberation and the actual discussion of competing ideas have decreased. ... Show More
54m 3s
Mar 2022
Hybrid Work, the Big Quit, C-Suite Empathy: Pandemic Changes at Work
The pandemic has upended our work lives. Between the Great Resignation, hybrid work and other changes, many of us are reevaluating our relationship to our job. In the inaugural episode of As We Work, host Tess Vigeland sits down with WSJ Life & Work coverage chief Nikki Waller an ... Show More
26m 35s
Mar 2021
30. Dissolve Disagreements: How Communication Impacts Conflict
<p>“Communication, conflict, and cooperation are intertwined in a multitude of ways,” says <a href="https://www.fastersmarter.io/guests/nir-halevy/">Nir Halevy</a>, associate professor of organizational behavior at Stanford Graduate School of Business. In this episode of <a href= ... Show More
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