Practicing Respectful Confrontation - With Joe Weston

Why do we often fail to speak up when it’s important to be heard? What are the choices we face in dealing with challenging people or situations? And how can we find a better way that embraces humanity without avoiding critical conversations? In this episode I am speaking with Joe Weston who is an expert in mastering the art of respectful confrontation about his new book “Fierce Civility” and discovering why if we want to create a more peaceful society and more harmonious relationships we need to confront rather than avoid the key issues that threaten to divide us. More about Joe: Joe Weston’s career spans 30+ years in the fields of conflict prevention, leadership, stress management, and communication; he is a highly-sought after facilitator and coach for individuals, corporations, government agencies, and non-profits around the world. As founder and owner of Weston Network and the non-profit, the Fierce Civility Project, his clients include: NASA, World Bank, Oxfam, Booz Allen Hamilton, PBS, The National Cancer Institute, The United Nations, and Mitsubishi Motors. His first book, Mastering Respectful Confrontation (2011), has been sold worldwide, and his second book, Fierce Civility: Transforming our Global Culture from Polarization to Lasting Peace, was released in early March of 2023 and is an Amazon bestseller in 14 categories. Joe served as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University’s Department of Government, Program of Conflict Resolution. He has also worked with various Veterans’ organizations in processes of integration and healing, as well as teaching mediation and leadership to inmates. Links Website – www.joeweston.com (personal) www.respectfulconfrontation.com (Company) LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/joe-weston-a6327931 To subscribe to the BAREFOOT MEDIATOR PODCAST series - please visit JaneGunn.co.uk/podcasts If you would like to download a COPY OF MY BOOK together with a series of FREE VIDEOS for managing in times of Change, Challenge and Crisis – please go to JaneGunn.co.uk/Video