Ep. 68 Finding Common Ground in Complex Situations with Justin Jones-Fosu
On The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air when Will goes to confront his birth father is emotional and beautiful. And in this episode of the podcast, Justin Jones-Fosu and Jenn Whitmer connect this episode not only to Justin’s journey, but also you as a leader.
The big idea Justin brings from his experience with his father is the power of conversation over a confrontation.
And he gives us his five pillars of respectful disagreement. Not only how they saved him from more anger and heartache, but also how you can use these pillars as a leader when you face disagreements with and among your colleagues (or really any humans!)
This conversation was beautiful and powerful. I hope it helps you lead with an open heart and welcome respectful disagreement in your workplace. Because when you do, you’ll discover how healed relationships and genuine curiosity unlock new levels of productivity, engagement, and joy.
Here’s what we talked about:
03:11 Five pillars to help you start respectfully disagreeing
06:31 The Tortoise Principle
09:17 Turning a confrontation into a conversation
14:30 Four powerful questions for understanding differences
20:50 The power of three
24:08 Practice asking and listening deeply
Links/ Resources:
Grab Justin’s latest book, I Respectfully Disagree.
What happened to you? by Oprah Winfrey and Bruce D. Perry
Clip of Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
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