Healing a Fractured Society with Diana McLain Smith, Ph.D.

Diana McLain Smith, PhD has worked with families, organizations, communities, and in some of America’s most iconic businesses and entrepreneurial nonprofits. She has developed an approach that converts debilitating intergroup conflict into constructive outcomes. This work is known as Leading through Relationships (LTR™). She’s a former partner at the Monitor Group and former chief executive partner at New Profit. Her approach is to educate practitioners to develop the skill for engaging and fact-based dialogues, learning from different perspectives, and partnering across boundaries. 

Diana McLain Smith’s books include:

• Divide or Conquer: How Great Teams Turn Conflict Into Strength (Portfolio 2008)
• The Elephant in the Room: How Relationships Make or Break the Success of Leaders and Organizations (Jossey-Bass 2011) 
•        Remaking The Space Between Us: How Citizens Can Work Together To Build A Better Future For All (Ballast Books 2024) 

To learn more about Diana McLain Smith go to www.remakingthespace.org.

 Host: Justine Willis Toms    Interview Date: 7/5/2024     Program Number: C0619

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