Difficult Conversations
How to Discuss What Matters Most
Ranked #4 in Mediation, Ranked #4 in Conversation — see more rankings.
We attempt or avoid difficult conversations every day-whether dealing with an underperforming employee, disagreeing with a spouse, or negotiating with a client. From the Harvard Negotiation Project, the organization that brought you Getting to Yes, Difficult Conversations provides a step-by-step approach to having those tough conversations with less stress and more success. you'll learn how to:
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Gabriel Weinberg The books I keep coming back to are the ones where I took away lasting mental models. These include [...] Difficult Conversations (about negotiation models). (Source)
April Wensel @amyvpellegrini I really liked a book called Difficult Conversations. I also love the book Nonviolent Communication for conflicts. (Source)
Auren Hoffman @insta_eich i love the book! (Source)
Bogdan Lucaciu I’m re-reading “Difficult Conversations”. It’s written by the “Harvard Negotiation Project” guys that also wrote “Getting to Yes” and “Thanks for the Feedback”. It allowed me to navigate super important conversations by shifting from a “who’s right” stance to a learning stance. Giving it another spin after two years from the first read as I'm working on my assertiveness. (Source)
Rankings by Category
Difficult Conversations is ranked in the following categories:
- #14 in Business Communication
- #71 in Business Management
- #80 in CEO
- #69 in Career Guide
- #50 in Coaching
- #9 in Communication
- #9 in Communication Skills
- #48 in Consulting
- #6 in Effective Communication
- #32 in Emotional Intelligence
- #26 in English Grammar
- #4 in Etiquette
- #63 in How To
- #28 in Human Resources
- #41 in Language
- #76 in Leadership
- #67 in MBA
- #79 in Management
- #23 in Mentoring
- #6 in Negotiation
- #100 in Personal Growth
- #58 in Pitching
- #51 in Power
- #33 in Relationships
- #100 in Self-Improvement
- #65 in Social
- #13 in Social Skills
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