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Jan 2024
27m 54s

Unlearning Silence With Elaine Lin Herin...

Kwame Christian Esq., M.A.
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In this episode, Elaine Lin Hering, former lawyer from Harvard Law School, author of the new book to be released in 2024, "Unlearning Silence," talks about how to overcome our fear of speaking up.


You'll learn:

  1. We all have a voice.
  2. We each as individual have our unique thoughts, insights, expertise, perspectives. 
  3. The way to implement our voice is only by experimentation.
  4. We often underestimate our powers.
  5. The value of diversity.


We discuss:

  1. Managing our own relationship with silence.
  2. Managing the cost of speaking up.
  3. Leveraging substance, process, relationship to foster our voice.


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Kwame Christian with Elaine Lin Hering.

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