Straight Talk is the skilful alternative to biting your lip or speaking out in anger
We all face difficult conversations!
Talking to an employee about poor performance
Disagreeing with your manager
Clearing the air with a friend who has let you down
Confronting a toxic colleague who's driving you crazy
Talking to your mother-in-law...about almost anything!
Most of us make the same mistakes!
You delay the conversation for as long as possible
You go in blaming and accusing, knowing you're in the right
You assume you have all the facts
You're certain of what you want even before you have the conversation
You feel so strongly about the issue you tend to get emotional
How often do you end up in a situation that feels more like a street fight than a conversation?
Straight Talk Tip March '10
All it takes is one conversation
Sometimes all it takes is one conversation to completely alter the course of a career, a relationship, and even history. Day by day, our lives proceed one conversation at a time. Sometimes they fail one conversation at a time too.
We all face difficult conversations!
