Crucial Conversations : Tools for Talking When the Stakes Are High

from adamwolf

I first read this book in 2008. It was given to me as part of a leadership seminar I attended through work. I wasn't too fond of the book.It's longer than it needs to be, a good portion of the book is common sense, it creates silly jargon and refers back to little trite anecdotes over, and over, ...

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Do conversations ever catch you off-guard? Do you ever feel unprepared for conversations that pop up spontaneously yet seem to matter a lot and to affect dramatically the course of our lives? These situations often occur in families and in businesses, and this book attempts to prepare us better f...

from jmchshannon

It seems that most of the books I've been reading and reviewing lately have been fulfilling a personal crisis. Wounded by School came at a time when I was looking for help with my son's academic career. Crucial Conversations arrived around the time I was preparing for my annual review and several...

from ipreuss

This book tackles a very important topic, and from the right perspective, in my opinion. The lessons taught are very fundamental and helpful. The basic lessons are also rather simple and explained quickly, though not necessarily *easy* to really grok. And here is where I felt the book didn't do a...

from hskey

I'm not really certain how I feel about this one. I felt some similarities to Angela Duckworth's book "Grit" - I don't believe this needed to be an entire book and could have covered the main points in a smaller, more trimmed format. I found myself rolling my eyes a lot at the perceived simplicit...