Crucial Conversations
Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High, Second Edition
by Kerry Patterson
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“@haven2dotnet There are tons of management books to help you learn how to become a better manager Radical Candor, High Output Management, Crucial Conversations. Strategy comes with time and experience in the field. | Last month I read Crucial Conversations, a nowvenerable guide to having tough conversations in a way that engages the debaters. By defining a common goal through constantly trying to genuinely understand the needs and viewpoints of others, the conversations become less heated, and more productive. In a highgrowth startup, such conversations can often be very stressful, and it is easy to lose track of your shared end goal when emotions flare up. Crucial Conversations covers many of the useful tactics in making sure these conversations are productive, and offers advice on improving relationships with your coworkers. | Picked up this great book @Powells to read. Better conversation and listening enables you to get deeper into subjects at hand. When talking with people, this makes your communication skills a very powerful tool. Always be learning. #growth #education #leadership | THIS!!! I read this book after my worst relationship breakup and it changed me. I bought it at JFK. I now dive headlong into conflict and it scares people. Conflict and difficult conversations ginger me. Crucial conversations define life the most.”
Source →“@haven2dotnet There are tons of management books to help you learn how to become a better manager Radical Candor, High Output Management, Crucial Conversations. Strategy comes with time and experience in the field. | Last month I read Crucial Conversations, a nowvenerable guide to having tough conversations in a way that engages the debaters. By defining a common goal through constantly trying to genuinely understand the needs and viewpoints of others, the conversations become less heated, and more productive. In a highgrowth startup, such conversations can often be very stressful, and it is easy to lose track of your shared end goal when emotions flare up. Crucial Conversations covers many of the useful tactics in making sure these conversations are productive, and offers advice on improving relationships with your coworkers. | Picked up this great book @Powells to read. Better conversation and listening enables you to get deeper into subjects at hand. When talking with people, this makes your communication skills a very powerful tool. Always be learning. #growth #education #leadership | THIS!!! I read this book after my worst relationship breakup and it changed me. I bought it at JFK. I now dive headlong into conflict and it scares people. Conflict and difficult conversations ginger me. Crucial conversations define life the most.”
Source →Recommended by 4 notable people, including Max Levchin and Victor Asemota
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Recommended by 6 sources and appears in Conflict Resolution, Effective Communication, and Professional Development.
Over 4 Million Copies Sold The New York Times bestseller that changed the way millions communicate"[Crucial Conversations] draws our attention to those defining moments that literally shape our lives, our relationships, and our world. . . . This book deserves to take its place as one of the key thought leadership contributions of our ti...
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Recommended by 6 sources and appears in Conflict Resolution, Effective Communication, and Professional Development.
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“@haven2dotnet There are tons of management books to help you learn how to become a better manager Radical Candor, High Output Management, Crucial Conversations. Strategy comes with time and experience in the field. | Last month I read Crucial Conversations, a nowvenerable guide to having tough conversations in a way that engages the debaters. By defining a common goal through constantly trying to genuinely understand the needs and viewpoints of others, the conversations become less heated, and more productive. In a highgrowth startup, such conversations can often be very stressful, and it is easy to lose track of your shared end goal when emotions flare up. Crucial Conversations covers many of the useful tactics in making sure these conversations are productive, and offers advice on improving relationships with your coworkers. | Picked up this great book @Powells to read. Better conversation and listening enables you to get deeper into subjects at hand. When talking with people, this makes your communication skills a very powerful tool. Always be learning. #growth #education #leadership | THIS!!! I read this book after my worst relationship breakup and it changed me. I bought it at JFK. I now dive headlong into conflict and it scares people. Conflict and difficult conversations ginger me. Crucial conversations define life the most.”
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