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I've got this guy I play this game with.
He offers me a price,

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then I Jew him down a bit,
then we come to an agreement.

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What do you call a white man
surrounded by 5000 black men?

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Great.
What?

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Come on, you know how important this
project is and we get stuck with them?

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(Spanish)

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So, I got in early this morning
and there was this black guy

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standing in the lobby.
It was very scary.

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Well, he must not have had
the right qualifications.

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Yeah, he doesn't look nearly as good in a skirt.

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You know, some days one of
the biggest challenges I face

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is finding ways to deal with
some of the people I work with.

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I mean, think about it.

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Our co-workers come in all
sorts of different shapes,

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sizes, ages, creeds, and colors.

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And yet, we all pretty much expect
people to see things the same way we do.

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And when they don't, we get
frustrated, we get angry,

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or we just get fed up and walk away.

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All of which gets us absolutely nowhere.

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Because, let's face it, in order
to get anything thing done

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we've got to be able to respect each
other's differences and work together.

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And the best way I've found to help
ensure we respect our differences is to...

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Make time to discuss the situation.

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Explore and acknowledge our differences.

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Encourage respect for
each other's perspectives.

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And take responsibility for our part

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and be willing to change
our behavior, if necessary.

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In other words, find a way
to meet on common ground.

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For me, that's what it takes to
have a respectful workplace.

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It also helps resolve a potential
problem before it becomes a big issue.

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It's a pretty straightforward approach –
but believe me, it isn't always easy.