The Role of Political Debates in the Workplace

• What happened at Basecamp and could it have gone differently? [3:51]
• When did Basecamp turn into a 4B? [7:45]
• Why were buyouts  a good policy for Basecamp and Coinbase? [10:26]
• Why not have a more moderate policy? [11:56]
• What makes something "political"? [14:45]
• What about when political issues have a personal impact on employees? [19:18]
• What happened at Peloton and why they apologized [22:53]
• When should you issue an apology?  [26:12]
• How do you rebuild trust after you apologize? [28:32]
• Audience Q&A [33:44]

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