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Political Polarization and Engaging with Disagreement
I have been personally embedded in political content and disagreement for eight years, advising executives and boards on managing polarization, and I bring a spirit of coexistence and understanding to every room I speak in. The goal is not to win an argument or to flatten difference, but to help leaders and teams stay clear-headed, humane, and effective in the middle of genuine, durable disagreement.
That work rests on direct, hands-on experience:
- Four years with Ethical Systems (NYU Stern) — researching, writing, and advising on political issues and on reputation, risk, and disagreement as they actually play out inside organizations.
- Two years with MH Partners Inc. — consulting with boards and executives to manage polarization in their organizations, their employees, their public interactions, and themselves.
Talks can be tailored as a keynote, an executive briefing, a board session, or a longer workshop. Common themes include the psychology of polarization, how it shows up inside organizations, how leaders mistake political reactions for operational problems (and vice versa), and what coexistence and good-faith engagement actually look like in practice.
What your audience walks away with. A clearer map of why polarization has felt unmanageable, a small set of practical frameworks they can use on Monday morning, and shared language for the hard conversations that have been quietly draining their teams. Hosts consistently tell me the same thing afterwards: leaders feel less alone, employees feel more heard, and the room leaves with a calmer, more confident sense of what to do next.