Difficult Conversations Don't Have to Be Difficult
by Jon Gordon and Amy P. Kelly
A short fable about a manager learning to have hard conversations with care and candor. Light and quick in Gordon's usual style.
Read it if…
you want a quick parable to prepare for a hard conversation.
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Skip it if…
you want the full method; see Crucial Conversations.
Try instead: Who Says Elephants Can't Dance? →
Three things you will actually use
- Care and candor together.
- Avoidance costs more.
- Prepare, then speak.
Do this first
Schedule the conversation you have been avoiding.
Our verdict
Quick parable.
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