908: How to Work Across Differences and Overcome Polarization with David Livermore

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🗓️ 19 October 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

David Livermore discusses how to engage and get along with people who strongly hold opposing views and beliefs.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) Why we’re better off when we address our differences.

2) How to overcome the discomfort of discussing differences.

3) The one question that helps bridge divides.

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— ABOUT DAVID —

David Livermore PhD is a social scientist devoted to the study of cultural intelligence (CQ) and global leadership and the author of several award-winning books. He is a founder of the Cultural Intelligence Center in East Lansing, Michigan, and a visiting research fellow at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Prior to leading the Cultural Intelligence Center, Livermore spent twenty years in leadership positions with a variety of nonprofits and taught in five universities.

He is a frequent speaker and adviser to leaders in Fortune 500 companies, nonprofits, and governments, and he has worked in more than one hundred countries. He has been interviewed and referenced by myriad news sources, including The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, CBS News, Christian Science Monitor, The Economist, Forbes, NBC, the New York Times, USA Today, and the Financial Times.

• Book: Digital, Diverse & Divided: How to Talk to Racists, Compete With Robots, and Overcome Polarization

• Website: DavidLivermore.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Study: “Perspective-taking: Decreasing stereotype expression, stereotype accessibility, and in-group favoritism” by Adam D. Galinsky and Gordon B. Moskowitz

• Book: Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese

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0:00.0	Welcome to the How to Be Awesome at Your Job Podcast.
0:04.0	The show where brilliant professionals share how to sharpen the universal skills required to flourish at work.
0:10.0	Enjoy more career fun, wins, meaning, and money.
0:14.0	With your host, Pete Makaitas.
0:19.0	Hello and welcome to episode 908 with David Livermore.
0:23.0	David has some excellent poise and grace and wisdom and nuance when it comes to having tricky conversations, particularly when they're around heated issues or some polarized opinion sorts of matters.
0:38.0	David's got the goods.
0:39.0	So if you've ever been a little shy, sensitive, unsure, timid about going there or speaking up,
0:47.0	David's got some great tools and wisdom and perspective for us.
0:50.0	So you'll learn one, why we're better off when we address our differences.
0:53.0	Two, how to overcome the discomfort of discussing differences.
0:56.0	And three, the one question that helps bridge divides.
0:59.0	So if you want to check out the show notes or the transcript or the links to items that we've mentioned, please visit us at
1:04.0	awesomeatyourjob.com slash ep908.
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