{"product_id":"forward-talk-gustavo-razzetti-9781646872473","title":"Forward Talk: The Bold New Method for Getting Teams Unstuck","description":"\u003cb\u003eTeams don't get stuck because of poor communication skills. They get stuck because smart, capable people choose not to speak up--and leaders rarely notice until those patterns are hardwired.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePeople talk in circles, revisit old decisions, and mistake activity for progress. The result is conversational debt--the compound cost of the conversations people avoid. Not because they're afraid, but because they've learned that speaking up doesn't change anything. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eForward Talk\u003c\/i\u003e exposes this hidden force that quietly drains performance, trust, and alignment. It reveals why the corporate obsession with \"psychological safety\" has become a bandage for deeper issues, how well-intended teams hide behind politeness, and what it takes to break through the false harmony that prevents real progress. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawing on twenty-five years of facilitating high-stakes conversations with Fortune 500 leaders and frontline teams in more than thirty countries, Gustavo Razzetti introduces a research-backed, practice-proven framework for turning stuck conversations into forward movement. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Readers will learn to recognize and reverse the three destructive conversational patterns that keep teams trapped: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cb\u003eAvoidance\u003c\/b\u003e: staying silent or skirting the real issue, hoping it resolves itself \u003cb\u003eBlame\u003c\/b\u003e: focusing on who's at fault instead of what's next \u003cb\u003eGroupthink\u003c\/b\u003e: chasing false harmony and mistaking agreement for alignment \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through real stories, diagnostic tools, and actionable practices, \u003ci\u003eForward Talk\u003c\/i\u003e helps teams rebuild voice, agency, and momentum. It's for leaders, facilitators, HR professionals, and change agents who know that success isn't determined by effort--it's determined by whether people believe their voices matter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gustavo Razzetti\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1646872479\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781646872473\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ideapress Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Gustavo Razzetti","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48217912312063,"sku":"9781646872473","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_31d15a00-0cf3-4d24-b823-c69db5bbaace.jpg?v=1772000255","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/forward-talk-gustavo-razzetti-9781646872473","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}