I Respectfully Disagree: How to Have Difficult Conversations in a Divided World

ISBN: 152300651X

Author: Jones-Fosu, Justin

Condition: New

Start building bridges instead of barriers! This essential guide offers a simple 5-part framework that will help you have honest and enlightening conversations despite deep and fundamental disagreements.Divisions are on the rise around the world, and 2024 may well be a peak year. Were losing the ability to disagree without dehumanizing. There is a deep need for this practical and accessible guide to having challenging conversations in any situation, from the workplace to the classroom to the dinner table.Its not about saying the right words at the right time but something vastly deeper. In this book, youll discover the 5 pillars of respectfully disagreeing:Challenge your perspective Be the student Cultivate your curiosity Seek the gray Agree to respectBut this is not a weighty tome. Each chapter features a cartoon, and Justin Jones-Fosu tackles this serious subject with a playful and compassionate tone. For example, he writes I have become more and more intentional in my desire to respectfully disagree with others (except those who think putting ketchup on eggs is wrongthere is no hope for respect there).With a wide range of examples and exercises throughout, this is a timely and reader-friendly handbook to disagreeing with someones ideology while passionately pursuing their humanity.