"Difficult conversations" by Douglas Stone Bruce Patton and Sheila Heen of the Harvard Negotiation Project is one book that i keep going back to and recommend to people who want to have difficult conversations in any context be it professional or personal. Has great practical insights and wisdom.
A few snippets
There are 3 identity issues that we grapple with and which we fear will disrupt our sense of who we are ( our self image )
Am I competent?
Am I a good person?
Am I worthy of love ?
While we work on accepting parts of ourself that we dont like to see and which we struggle with , three things make the process of self acceptance easier.
1. Admitting that we make mistakes
2. Acknowledging that our intentions are complex , and not always noble
3. Accepting responsibility for our role in contributing to the problem
As more and more of us grapple with increasing challenges in the current #covid19 circumstances, this is one source that will serve as a good guide in having those seemingly challenging conversations.
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Motivating....Thanks Sree, for such thought provoking articles on life. Thanks for being so transparent, humble and inspiring.
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