Avoiding Difficult Conversations
“I tend to avoid difficult conversations.” That comment on a recent workshop survey had me thinking–does anyone actually pursue difficult conversations? Then I remembered someone who did back in the day–me. They weren’t so much difficult...
Listening Doesn’t Count Unless I Feel Heard
“Listening doesn’t count unless I feel heard.” You can attribute that quote to yours truly. While I definitely think it’s weird when people quote themselves, that mantra is one that tends to hit hard and get a lot of “Amens!”...
Do you listen when you talk? Or are people checking out when you’re speaking?
We’re back with another edition of the Story Session Activity. This activity was born from delivering one horrible active listening workshop too many and deciding there had to be another way. The breakdown: one person gets 3 minutes to tell the group about a...
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