{"id":10562,"date":"2016-10-31T11:31:15","date_gmt":"2016-10-31T15:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/live-utk-volumes.pantheonsite.io\/?p=10562"},"modified":"2016-10-31T11:31:15","modified_gmt":"2016-10-31T15:31:15","slug":"lunch-learn-nov-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/old.lib.utk.edu\/news\/2016\/10\/lunch-learn-nov-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Lunch &amp; Learn: Tips for Difficult Conversations, Nov. 9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/live-utk-volumes.pantheonsite.io\/files\/2016\/10\/ll_small.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"250\" height=\"163\" src=\"http:\/\/live-utk-volumes.pantheonsite.io\/files\/2016\/10\/ll_small.jpg\" alt=\"ll_small\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-10469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/old.lib.utk.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/files\/2016\/10\/ll_small.jpg 250w, https:\/\/old.lib.utk.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/files\/2016\/10\/ll_small-29x18.jpg 29w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>The UT Libraries <a href=\"https:\/\/old.lib.utk.edu\/diversity\/\">Diversity Committee<\/a> hosts a series of lunchtime discussions to facilitate comfortable dialogue about diversity and inclusion. <a href=\"https:\/\/old.lib.utk.edu\/diversity\/programs-2\/lunch-and-learn-discussion-series\/\">Lunch and Learn<\/a> invites students and other members of the campus community to talk openly but respectfully about complex issues that impact their lives and their campus experience.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Practical Tips for \u201cKeeping Calm and Carrying On\u201d Difficult Conversations<\/strong><br \/>\nNoon &#8211; 1 p.m., Wed., November 9, 605 Hodges Library<br \/>\nBecky Jacobs, Walter Lansden Distinguished Professor of Law, UT<\/p>\n<p>Most of us probably have struggled at one time or another with sensitive or difficult conversations &#8212; raising workplace concerns; confronting an unreliable partner or co-worker; or apologizing, or seeking an apology for, inappropriate behavior. This session will focus on practical tips for preparing for, initiating, and handling potentially unpleasant exchanges in a way that hopefully will minimize negative consequences, improve understanding, and strengthen relationships.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/law.utk.edu\/people\/becky-jacobs\/\">Becky Jacobs<\/a> is an expert in mediation and dispute resolution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UT Libraries Diversity Committee hosts a series of lunchtime discussions to facilitate comfortable dialogue about diversity and inclusion. Lunch and Learn invites students and other members of the campus community to talk openly but respectfully about complex issues that impact their lives and their campus experience. Practical Tips for \u201cKeeping Calm and Carrying On\u201d &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/old.lib.utk.edu\/news\/2016\/10\/lunch-learn-nov-9\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":48,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[13,14,22,25],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v14.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Lunch &amp; Learn: Tips for Difficult Conversations, Nov. 9 - News - News from the University of Tennessee Knoxville Libraries<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow\" \/>\n<meta name=\"googlebot\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"bingbot\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/old.lib.utk.edu\/news\/2016\/10\/lunch-learn-nov-9\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lunch &amp; Learn: Tips for Difficult Conversations, Nov. 9 - News - News from the University of Tennessee Knoxville Libraries\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The UT Libraries Diversity Committee hosts a series of lunchtime discussions to facilitate comfortable dialogue about diversity and inclusion. 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