Bridging the Gap: Brave Conversations Guide
Lead honest conversations. Build connections. Strengthen team culture.
🔍 What It Is:
Bridging the Gap is a ready-to-use facilitator guide designed to help HR professionals, DEI leads, team managers and ERGs spark meaningful conversations on tough but important workplace topics — like inclusion, bias, identity and team dynamics.
It’s not a script or a one-size-fits-all solution — it’s a flexible framework for leading respectful, psychologically safe dialogue that brings people together, not pushes them apart.
✅ Perfect For:
HR or People & Culture professionals
DEI practitioners and Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
Team leaders and emerging people managers
Organisational consultants and internal facilitators
Anyone wanting to navigate complex team conversations with more clarity and care
📦 What You Get:
Facilitation Guide — Step-by-step conversation structure with tips, scripts, and flow
Group Agreements Template — Promotes shared norms and a respectful space
Opening Script & Emotional Tools — For grounding, navigating tension and modelling vulnerability
Printable Handouts — Participant Reflection Sheet, Feedback Form and Follow-Up Conversation Planner
Professional and brand-neutral — ready for internal use or client delivery
💡 Why It’s Worth It:
Makes hard conversations easier to start
Promotes trust, empathy, and psychological safety
Gives leaders the structure and confidence to hold space
Created by real-world DEI consultants with facilitation experience
Can be used as a stand-alone resource or to prepare for deeper consulting work
Created by Viridian DEI Consulting
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