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When politics, sex, race, religion, and other polarizing subjects come up in conversation among co-workers, what happens next? SHRM Chief Knowledge Officer Alexander Alonso, Ph.D., SHRM-SCP, explains why some topics are taboo while others are not then brings them to life with real-world conversations on taboo topics, such as politics, race, religion, sex and gender. Based on the extensive findings of the “2020 SHRM Survey of Politics and Polarizing Discussions in the Workplace”, Alonso looks into the future of Talking Taboo, delivers proven assessment and guidance tools, and wraps up by showing how to make taboo topics work in your workplace.

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"""For those looking for a more effective way to navigate a polarized environment, Talking Taboo is a must-read. Dr. Alonso speaks truth to taboo topics!"" --Steve L. Robbins, Ph.D., Chief Curiosity Cultivator, S.L. Robbins & Associates and author of What If? Short Stories to Spark Inclusion & Diversity Dialogue ""Using actual workplace data and established research findings, Alex Alonso develops a simple, practical approach that individuals at every level can apply immediately."" --Wayne F. Cascio, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Colorado ""Alex has built a roadmap to empathetic leadership using taboo discussions as a key lever to reset your workplace dynamics."" --Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., SHRM President & CEO ""In Talking Taboo, Dr. Alonso offers a provocative view of polarization and how organizational leaders can benefit from effective discussion."" -- Gary Latham, Ph.D., Professor of HR Management, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto ""Dr. Alonso delivers a timely and much-needed guide in this era of conflict and division."" --Michael ""Dr. Woody"" Woodward, Ph.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Human Capital Management, New York University School of Professional Studies ""Talking Taboo offers a timely, lucid, systematic, and research-based solution for many social ills that currently besiege workplace leaders. Dr. Alonso shows how a lack of empathy fuels conflicting, hyper-partisan, and fragmenting viewpoints that undermine efforts to build a healthy work culture."" -- Joel Bennett, Founder, Organizational Wellness and Learning Systems"

For those looking for a more effective way to navigate a polarized environment, Talking Taboo is a must-read. Dr. Alonso speaks truth to taboo topics! --Steve L. Robbins, Ph.D., Chief Curiosity Cultivator, S.L. Robbins & Associates and author of What If? Short Stories to Spark Inclusion & Diversity Dialogue Using actual workplace data and established research findings, Alex Alonso develops a simple, practical approach that individuals at every level can apply immediately. --Wayne F. Cascio, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Colorado Alex has built a roadmap to empathetic leadership using taboo discussions as a key lever to reset your workplace dynamics. --Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., SHRM President & CEO In Talking Taboo, Dr. Alonso offers a provocative view of polarization and how organizational leaders can benefit from effective discussion. -- Gary Latham, Ph.D., Professor of HR Management, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto Dr. Alonso delivers a timely and much-needed guide in this era of conflict and division. --Michael Dr. Woody Woodward, Ph.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Human Capital Management, New York University School of Professional Studies

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Alexander Alonso, Ph.D., SHRM-SCP is the Society for Human Resource Management's (SHRM's) Chief Knowledge Officer and founder of SHRM's Better Workplaces Research Institute. Dr. Alonso is also the author of Defining HR Success and The Price of Pettiness.

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