TEDx | Critical Conversations: How to Bridge the Gap

You spend large parts of your workday with people who do not share your generational background, values, way of doing things, and/or perspective. Rarely, can you do it all alone—create a great culture, improve employee and team satisfaction, or yield high engagement through collaboration efforts. All of us need meaningful relationships with diverse people because that is where innovation, growth, and everyday leadership expands. Communication experts Katie McCleary and Jennifer Edwards will equip you to have a curious, critical, and crucial conversation to bridge gaps between you and others.

Jennifer Edwards and Katie McCleary are passionate about creating healthy relationships between diverse people in a polarizing world. As Fortune 500 leadership and communication coaches, 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.