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ON MY MIND: Six Shifts for High-Stakes Conversations Shift 6, From Being Right to Being Kind

ON MY MIND: Six Shifts for High-Stakes Conversations Shift 6, From Being Right to Being Kind

by Larry Dressler | May 7, 2020 | On My Mind

“When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.” -Abraham Joshua Heschel In this series I’m sharing the Six Shifts leaders can make in order to be more successful in having a high-stakes conversation. Shift 6 involves...
Six Shifts for High-Stakes Conversations, Shift 5: From Blame to Shared Contribution

Six Shifts for High-Stakes Conversations, Shift 5: From Blame to Shared Contribution

by Larry Dressler | Apr 22, 2020 | On My Mind

In this series I’m sharing the Six Shifts leaders can make in order to be more effective in having a high-stakes conversation. Shift 5 involves less focus on looking for someone to blame, and more effort trying to understand what happened. Consultant Marylin Paul...
ON MY MIND: Six Shifts for High-Stakes Conversations, Shift 4 From Rigged Questions to Real Inquiry

ON MY MIND: Six Shifts for High-Stakes Conversations, Shift 4 From Rigged Questions to Real Inquiry

by Larry Dressler | Apr 14, 2020 | On My Mind

In this series I’m sharing the Six Shifts leaders can make in order to be more effective in having a high-stakes conversation. Shift 4 involves moving from cross-examination and leading (or rigged) questions to questions based on a sincere desire to learn. When you...
ON MY MIND: Six Shifts for High-Stakes Conversations Shift 3, From Intent-focused to Impact-focused

ON MY MIND: Six Shifts for High-Stakes Conversations Shift 3, From Intent-focused to Impact-focused

by Larry Dressler | Apr 8, 2020 | On My Mind

In this series I’m sharing the Six Shifts leaders can make in order to be more successful in having a high-stakes conversation. Shift 3 involves checking our assumptions about another person’s motives, character, and competence. Our human brains are wired for...
ON MY MIND: Six Shifts for High Stakes Conversations, Shift 2, From Cryptic to Candid

ON MY MIND: Six Shifts for High Stakes Conversations, Shift 2, From Cryptic to Candid

by Larry Dressler | Mar 24, 2020 | On My Mind

In this series I’m exploring the Six Shifts in mindset and behavior that leaders can make in order to be more successful in having high-stakes conversations — conversations about topics that matter to you and that may elicit conflict or strong emotions in others....
ON MY MIND:  Six Shifts for High Stakes Conversations, Shift 1, From Preoccupied to Purposeful

ON MY MIND: Six Shifts for High Stakes Conversations, Shift 1, From Preoccupied to Purposeful

by Larry Dressler | Mar 16, 2020 | On My Mind

In this series of posts I’m sharing Six Shifts in mindset and behavior that leaders can make in order to be more effective in having high-stakes conversations. For most of us, when we think about having an uncomfortable conversation we worry a lot about what could go...
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