Blog Entries tagged 'difficult conversations'

Are you talking about the right things?

maureen

In every relationship there are issues that are difficult to talk about; his mother, her ex-husband, money, how to raise children. At work it is difficult to talk about poor performance or to confront issues of disrespect or insubordination. Sometimes we don’t talk about these things at all because they are too sensitive, we’re too emotional or the stakes are too high. At other times, we do have conversations, but the problems remain.

The starting point is to identify exa [...]

10 tips for making difficult conversations safe

maureen

Difficult conversations happen to everyone. The more emotion that is involved, the more likely it is that the conversation ends in a blame game, wild accusations, tears and anger. Everyone retreats into silence, only to have the whole thing erupt at some later timewhen emotion gets the better of us again. There is a better way! You can learn how to make difficult conversations safe by following the tips below. See what a difference [...]

Mistakes we make in difficult conversations

maureen

We face difficult conversations every day. They can be with our children, our parents, family members and spouses; with colleagues, employees and with the boss; with friends and neighbors; with tenants, landlords, business partners, and in the sports team. Sometimes these conversations are about the “big” issues of race, religion, gender and politics. More often than not they are about common everyday problems.

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