From Conflict to Connection: Getting Clean and Curious with Katie McCleary and Jennifer Edwards

The Better Leadership Team Show

In this episode, I’ll be speaking with both Jennifer Edwards and Katie McCleary are passionate about creating healthy relationships between diverse people in a polarizing world. As co-authors of Bridge the Gap, they equip people to engage in curious conversations that open up meaningful dialogue in even the most tense of encounters. Jennifer and Katie are “work wives” who personally know the transformative power of collaboration between diverse, talented, and smart people. They embrace their own dichotomies of being Conservative/Liberal; Country/Rock-n-Roll; Christian/Buddhist; Executive/Creative and have helped thousands find the sweet spot in their relationships by transforming how they show up, think, behave, and connect. Their work has appeared in Fast Company, Forbes, Wall Street Journal, Inc., NPR, New York Post, Shondaland, and ComputerWorld.

https://howtobridgethegap.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-michele-edwards/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-mccleary-a3a7339/

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Chapters

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. Bridge the Gap - Book (00:02:45)

3. Has There Always Been A Gap? (00:05:04)

4. The Gaps In Leadership Teams (00:07:25)

5. How Do We Get Clean & Curious? (00:10:34)

6. Psychological Flexibility (00:16:33)

7. Curiosity Fraud (00:18:00)

8. Quiet quitting (00:32:46)

9. Positive vs. Negative Intent (00:36:01)

10. Holding People Capable (00:39:14)

11. Drama Triangle (00:40:20)

12. Circle of Choice (00:41:38)