How to train employees to have difficult conversations | Tamekia MizLadi Smith

It's time to invest in face-to-face training that empowers employees to have difficult conversations, says Tamekia MizLadi Smith. In a witty, provocative talk, Smith shares a workplace training program called "I'm G.R.A.C.E.D." that will inspire bosses and employees alike to communicate with compassion and respect. Bottom line: always let people know why their work matters.

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58 Comments on How to train employees to have difficult conversations | Tamekia MizLadi Smith

    • “Do you ever get tired of being wrong Kenny?”
      let’s say he is wrong…how about you prove him wrong? i mean seriously everyone just goes “haha youre wrong” without even attempting to prove him wrong.

      If you make a claim actually defend it don’t just say someone is wrong without any argument to back up your claim.

      I guess the only person who tried to prove him wrong clearly showed they didn’t even understand what he was saying which meant they got humiliated pretty badly…but in all fairness thinking this guy had a problem with the “cold neutral number crunching” was really fucking dumb so that humiliation was deserved. But some praise has to be given for at least having the balls to try.

    • And your COMPLETE AND UTTER misunderstanding of what the word “fascism” means is noted. Read a book, maybe then the lefty cucks can’t eat your soul, or whatever it is you believe they do.

    • Fascism is a political philosophy advocating a strong centralized government, a capitalist economy controlled by strict government regulation, the violent suppression of the opposition such as by the Leftist Blackshirts, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism. It is notable that nationalism and racism may typify but are not endemic to the philosophy itself. However, this doesn’t stop the fascistic Left from being racist, among other bigotries.

      The current Left is typified by sexism, racism, and other categories imposed through segregationist policies derived from intersectionality as a means of imposing identitarian protocols and social norms for the exclusion of groups of people into contained isolates. The current Left seeks to eradicate national sovereignty of the United States in particular, the fundamental philosophy underpinning the Constitution of the United States, and to exploit those they defined as oppressed so that they may turn them into oppressors of anyone who supports national sovereignty, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, our Greco-Judaic derived Western Civilization, and specifically the United States. The Democratic Party has become the platform for the insurgency through which the Left has embraced and implemented some of, but not yet all of, their fascistic political philosophy.

    • If what you said was true, fascists wouldn’t have been so busy putting left-wingers into death camps. The opposite of everything you beleive is true.
      Who is assassinating, bombing and murdering political dissidents? It’s the right-wing currently.

  1. You know this woman would be incapable of having a conversation with a Trump supporter, a Republican, or anyone that doesn’t completely agree with her. I’d just love to hear her have a “conversation” about the problems the black community has created for themselves.

    • That has literally fucking nothign to do with what she’s talking about. Why do you people invent arguments for attention?

    • Jesse Mavis, You can’t tell which way someone leans politically when they say racist horseshit like, “the problems the black community has created for themselves?” You gotta hone your white supremacy detector girl! 🙂

  2. This talk is like 10 years too late. They don’t collect data with questionnaires and real people. They collect data automatically via web tools, algorithms and machine learning.

  3. O mankind, indeed We have created you from male and female and made you peoples and tribes that you may know one another. Indeed, the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Acquainted.
    (The Noble Quran. Surah Al Hujurat. Verse 13)
    Indeed, Allah orders justice and good conduct and giving to relatives and forbids immorality and bad conduct and oppression. He admonishes you that perhaps you will be reminded. (The Noble Qur’an. Surah An Nahl. Verse:90)
    Listen to the voice of the Noble Quran.
    Maybe your life will be changed If God allows.
    Really amazing.
    French : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVY8pwx9B74
    English: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Omh4oG8T_Fw
    German: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXWTxB6oS6I

  4. I heard in Canada you can define your own gender. And if your fellow Canadians call you by the wrong gender they are going to jail!!

  5. I guess this channel boycotts Truth. All I hear is leftist, socialist, technocratic, give-all-power-to-the-rulers crap talk.

  6. Articulate and entertaining! It’s a shame the comments are so hateful towards a woman publicly speaking about her passion for data collection.

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