{"product_id":"can-we-talk-roberta-chinsky-matuson-9781398601307","title":"Can We Talk?: Seven Principles for Managing Difficult Conversations at Work","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndependent Press Award 2022 - Career\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAre you avoiding an uncomfortable conversation at work? If you're an executive or a team leader, strengthening your organization's ability to have difficult conversations is necessary and worth the discomfort.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe key to successful dialogue starts and ends with changing the conversation. Recognizing that it takes two people to engage in meaningful outcomes, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCan We Talk?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e outlines what each contributor needs to do to achieve the best possible result. Using examples from everyday work situations, this book offers guidance on how to create the right conditions for a meaningful discussion. The author identifies the seven key principles that enable both parties to gain a deeper understanding of what the other person may be thinking and will help establish their point of view more clearly: confidence, clarity, compassion, curiosity, compromise, credibility, courage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCan We Talk?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e includes examples and advice from those who have been there and thrived, as well as lessons learned from conversation failures and example scripts of productive conversations. Readers will learn how to prepare, start and manage the potentially challenging exchange of words that typically occur at work, and come away with an understanding that for any conversation to take place, both parties must be engaged.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roberta Chinsky Matuson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1398601306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781398601307\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kogan Page\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/28\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d","brand":"Roberta Chinsky Matuson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44044962234623,"sku":"9781398601307","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9f5612d7-f59c-4e44-b86c-6fd515549daf.jpg?v=1684975935","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/can-we-talk-roberta-chinsky-matuson-9781398601307","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}