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Mary Gentile discusses her book "Giving Voice to Values" and insights on navigating ethical dilemmas in business. Key Takeaways Mary's approach focuses on rehearsing and pre-scripting effective ways to voice one's values when facing ethical conflicts, rather than just philosophical debates. Anticipating objections and finding ways to address concerns while upholding values is key, without requiring the other party to feel shamed. Self-knowledge, understanding motivations/fears of others, and normalizing ethical conflicts as part of doing business enables more constructive conversations. Practicing scenarios and developing scripts allows building "muscle memory" for voicing values effectively in real situations. Voicing Values Effectively Understand your most effective style (questioning, analysis, storytelling etc.) Anticipate objections and reasons/rationalizations for unethical behaviour Frame responses addressing the other party's fears and motivations Position yourself as solving a problem for them, not