Say More About That

Introduction

What a time to be alive. No matter when you are reading this book, likely you are experiencing some kind of changes and shifts such that a book about pushing back is even on your radar. I am so glad you are here! We all need the skill to push back and appropriately challenge. It is indeed essential to getting what we need and want in our lives. Doing it isn't easy, though, and since it is something I work with clients on regularly, I thought it might be useful to collect some of the most common ideas and tactics in one place for anyone to reference.

I am writing this in 2021, following the unforgettable year, 2020, when dual pandemics swept the globe: the COVID‐19 viral pandemic and a race, identity, and social justice pandemic after the widely publicized murder of George Floyd. These two major events called everything into question, from how we work, to how we communicate, to how we understand identity. Conversations about identity, race, and politics became more commonplace, but also more complex. In an attempt to provide some guidance and support for what would turn out to be the start of a massive culture shift, I wrote my first book, titled Allies and Advocates: Creating an Inclusive and Equitable Culture, which released at the end of 2020. Allyship and advocacy were suddenly topics everyone wanted to understand as folks came to grips with the fallout after the murder of George Floyd and the desire to show up for marginalized and oppressed people came with ...