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My conversation with "Bubba" was impromptu! I was exploring Clarksdale on foot and stopped by the tourism office, where he works. We chatted right up until I needed to head to Cleveland, Mississippi for interviews with Dr. Rolanda Herts and Dr. Pam Chatman. Bubba's love and commitment to Clarksdale was palpable. I loved how he made no attempts to gloss over the economic challenges of the region and works to identify the what's unique and sacred about the Delta in order to translate that into economic activity. On the other hand, when he talked about people, he chose to focus on love and didn't want to rehearse the injuries of the past. Interestingly, many people of color view being solely future-focused as an attempt to dodge the difficult topic of race in America. Just before connecting with Bubba and ironically, I'd just had a conversation with Rebekah and Ben of the Griot Arts program (about a 5 minute walk away) where they talked about how important it is to deal with race and the transgressions of the past. In particular, they talked a visioning exercise they did with the community to generate ideas about how to best utilize an older the theater that had been donated to their organization. They shared that a white gentleman participated in that exercise and suggested that they focus on love and moving forward. As I spoke with Bubba, I wondered if he was that guy. I point out this "antagonism" because it is the crux of conflict. When I work as a mediator and when I facilitate conflict resolution processes with teams, one of the most important parts of each process is giving the parties an opportunity to be heard. Sometimes, even when the parties feel as if the other side understands them, they find it hard to work together. By the same token, in those instances, where one or both of the parties don't feel heard or respected, those cases RARELY end with a sustainable solution (sustainable means that neither party will ask that the issue be reopened later). See the link in the comments to find my conversation with Rebekah and Ben and Bubba! #conflictresolution #theleadershipdrivespodcast

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