by Jim Knight | Dec 19, 2016 | Better Conversations Videos |
How do we make sure other people hear what we have to say? Perhaps the best way is to make sure we understand them, which is to say we demonstrate empathy. In today’s video, I describe what empathy is, why it is important, and how to demonstrate it. In this time of...
by Jim Knight | Dec 13, 2016 | Better Conversations Videos |
The current political environment has made it very difficult for people to talk with others about things that matter. Friends have stopped talking to friends, family members have stopped talking to family members. Why are so many of us so divided? Why do so many...
by Jim Knight | Dec 5, 2016 | Better Conversations Videos |
One of the great challenges we face as we speak with truth about what is good and true is that we need to move away from judging others. Judgment is a relationship killer, and if we are going to connect with others, it starts with relinquishing judgment.
by Jim Knight | Nov 28, 2016 | Better Conversations Videos |
Common ground, empathy, kindness, and listening are all ways to build bridges and encourage dialogue, especially dialogue with people who see the world differently than we do. But sometimes we simply need to stop conversations that are racist, sexist, and hateful....
by Jim Knight | Nov 18, 2016 | Better Conversations Videos |
The election we just experienced in the US has surfaced a disheartening lack of unity we are all experiencing. When we connect, we are at our best, but it seems harder and harder for us to connect with people who see the world differently than we do. To avoid...
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