Review: Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High

Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High by Kerry Patterson
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

"December 17, 2018 – page 115
47.92% "In my opinion this book just does not have use for "How to talk" and "What to say"... and all other problems in talking not going in hole of being pleaser, not being boring all other juicy speaking stuff.

After All one Conversationalist should sound in a way in which he grabs the "watchers" ... "the readers"."
December 17, 2018 – page 115
47.92% "115 out of 191 Pages

...

It's okay it explains some basics problems and the normal ways of solving them... but it just doesn't really help a lot of."
December 17, 2018 – Shelved as: not-interest
November 10, 2018 – page 112
46.67%
November 10, 2018 – page 108
45.0% "That’s why they’re confident in the first place. They don’t make a Fool’s Choice, because they’ve found a path that allows for both candor and safety. They speak the unspeakable, and people are grateful for their honesty.""
November 10, 2018 – page 108
45.0% "They may currently believe something but realize that with new information they may change their minds. This means they’re willing to both express their opinions and encourage others to do the same.

Skill. Finally, people who willingly share delicate information are good at doing it."
November 10, 2018 – page 108
45.0% "Humility. Confidence does not equate to arrogance or pigheadedness. Skilled people are confident that they have something to say, but also realize that others have valuable input. They are humble enough to realize that they don’t have a monopoly on the truth nor do they always have to win their way. Their opinions provide a starting point but not the final word."
November 10, 2018 – page 108
45.0% "People who are skilled at dialogue have the confidence to say what needs to be said to the person who needs to hear it. They are confident that their opinions deserve to be placed in the pool of meaning. They are also confident that they can speak openly without brutalizing others or causing undue offense."
November 10, 2018 – page 108
45.0% ""Confidence. Most people simply won’t hold delicate conversations—well, at least not with the right person. For instance, your colleague Brian goes home at night and tells his wife that his boss, Fernando, is micromanaging him to within an inch of his life. He says the same thing over lunch when talking with his pals. Everyone knows what Brian thinks about Fernando—except, of course, Fernando."
June 24, 2018 – page 108
45.0%
June 17, 2018 – page 84
35.0% "People talk and never watch or look into stuff."
April 1, 2018 – page 52
21.67% "We always kill whats most important and focus on something which doesn't give us any type of help."
February 19, 2018 – page 32
13.33%
February 18, 2018 – page 31
12.92%
February 18, 2018 – Shelved
February 18, 2018 – Started Reading"

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