40 pages 1 hour read

Douglas Stone, Sheila Heen, Bruce Patton

Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1999

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Essay Topics

1.

In what way do Stone, Patton, and Heen, in the first chapter, make a distinction between the three different conversations and discerning three important aspects to the same conversation?

2.

How does judgment play a role in approaching difficult conversations? Use specific examples from the text.

3.

When should conversations not be initiated, or dropped after a period of time? How can these situations be identified?