What's The Difference?

What you’ll learn about in this episode: What patterns and challenges people often struggle with when developing their cultural competence, and why the sense of “having to give up” is a common obstacle Sara gives a hypothetical example to illustrate the importance of how you deliver a message to get your intent across effectively Why shifting our filters isn’t about giving anything up but instead can be a powerful way to “add on” in our messaging Why Black women are often given the message that to be “professional” or “promotable”, they must have the “right” hair Why we don’t have to abandon our preferences but instead shift how we see and understand those preferences Why people often retreat to their “favorite tools” if they’re in a lower stage of effectiveness, and how moving out of our automatic responses gives us more effective tools Why pushback from the perspective of the dominant culture often comes from fear of losing out, whereas from a nondominant culture it comes from frustration Why we must first