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S5E34: 4 Ways to Improve Diverse Relationships in Your Organization

S5E34: 4 Ways to Improve Diverse Relationships in Your Organization

What are four ways you can improve diverse relationships in your organization? Dr. MelindaJoy Mingo, author of a timely and significant new book from Intervarsity Press titled, The Colors of Culture: The Beauty of Diverse Friendship, brings insights to you from her life and her book.

 

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In this episode:

  • The story about how The Colors of Culture came about (03:17)
  • Learning to love others and serve others across racial divides, ethnicities, class, and lived experiences (03:44)
  • Ubuntu: a South African word for community (06:58)
  • I am because we are (07:07)
  • Who is my neighbor? (08:46)
  • What is racial righteousness? (10:40)
  • "There can be joy in justice. We want every person: man, woman, boy, and girl, to understand their worth as God has created them." (12:14)
  • I came to realize that the greatest journey with anyone is the journey of compassion, understanding, and empathy, which can only happen when individuals are transparent with each other.(13:27)
  • Mirroring Jesus in your workplace and in your role (20:00)
  • "There's no such thing as an insignificant human being" (21:59)
  • Not being afraid of diversity (26:17)
  • What are microaggressions? (30:58)

 

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