EFR 812: Mastering Respectful Disagreements to Go From Conflict to Collaboration with Justin Jones-Fosu

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Chase Chewning

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🗓️ 12 June 2024

⏱️ 75 minutes

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This episode is brought to you by Strong Coffee Company, Legacy, and LMNT.

Justin Jones-Fosu is here to explore the art of respectfully disagreeing and maintaining our humanity amidst ideological differences. Justin emphasizes the importance of valuing and dignifying individuals regardless of their beliefs or backgrounds. Prepare to discover strategies for fostering healthy collaboration over unhealthy competition and the significance of heart-driven work in difficult conversations. Justin shares his five pillars of respectful disagreement, offering practical examples and exercises to apply in various settings, making this a must-listen for anyone seeking to navigate our divided world with grace and respect.

We also tackle the concept of "disrespectful agreement," where individuals agree with others to avoid conflict, often leading to internal resentment and missed opportunities for genuine connection. Through real-life examples, such as a wife agreeing to preserve her husband's self-esteem or an employee aiming for a promotion, we highlight the importance of recognizing and addressing these tendencies. Practical advice is also provided on how to ensure every interaction leaves all parties feeling valued, and a personal story about managing contentious conversations underscores the importance of empathy and mutual respect in communication.

Additionally, we delve into the transformative power of collaboration over competition, sharing an engaging exercise that highlights the benefits of supportive environments. Reflecting on a late-night ride along with police officers, we discuss the multifaceted role they play and the importance of cultivating respectful relationships despite challenges. Finally, we explore the power of respectful interactions in planting seeds of change and the value of being present in the moment. Listen in as we bring you insights from Justin's latest book, "I Respectfully Disagree: How to Have Difficult Conversations in a Divided World," and learn how to move "Ever Forward" with purpose and understanding.

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In this episode we discuss...

(00:00) Passionately Pursuing Humanity

(03:22) What Does It Mean to Respectfully Disagree?

(13:24) Honest Reasons for Disrespectfully Agreeing

(26:43) Collaborative Stress Ball Challenge

(34:19) Importance of Valuing Contributions in Meetings

(37:10) A Mother's Lesson

(45:53) Respectful Exploration of Beliefs

(50:08) Creating Space for Redemption

(01:03:03) How to Create a Shift in Perspective

(01:07:20) Ever Forward

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0:00.0	The following is an operation podcast production.
0:02.8	Looking good, eh.
0:05.8	We're looking good, eh.
0:07.0	That we can vehemently disagree with someone's ideology
0:11.6	and yet still passionately pursue their humanity.
0:14.6	I respectfully disagree Justin.
0:16.5	I was like, all right, how do I help people have these difficult conversations?
0:20.4	Because it seems like we're continuing just to be more and more divided.
0:22.8	So for me it's coming back to the heart of people that no matter who a person is,
0:27.6	no matter what they believe, no have that identified, no matter what their
0:30.1	background is, that they're worthy of value dignity and respect.
0:33.3	We know when we've disrespectfully agreed because internally we're like, yeah, I wouldn't do that or
0:40.2	mmm I think that's not a good idea but then we don't say anything or how do we give people the heart to do this work
0:46.1	That it just becomes a part of who they are not some transaction that they do in the midst of
0:51.5	Disagreement, right?
0:52.5	I want this to be something that they keep learning,
0:55.1	they keep moving ever forward in their lives.
0:57.8	How do we create less unhealthy competition
1:01.2	and more healthy collaboration? Go, this is Justin Jones Fosu, and more healthy collaboration.
1:02.8	Go, this is Justin Jones Fosu,
1:04.4	and we're talking about how do we make progress
1:07.7	and more respectful disagreements.
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