![]() Next time put the highest possible cost in for the box material so that we won’t be overstretched on the budget.” Elaine: “I tried to cover every angle in the printers brief but you are correct, I hadn’t considered the possibility of the silver foil.”.Mary: “So you didn’t think of that early enough?”.Elaine: “It is 25% more expensive because I hadn’t anticipated choosing with the silver foiled box.”.Mary the Manager: “Why is this box 25% more expensive than you estimated in the budget?”.Please note that I only ever use examples that I have seen or experienced in real life. ![]() Courageous Conversation is the antithesis of speaking without purpose.īelow is an example of a Courageous Conversations as opposed to a Cowardly Conversations. Have you ever sat in meetings where only 1/4 of it is useful? The rest of the time was filled by people speaking for the sake of speaking without point or purpose! And while that is fine over drinks with good friends, it is not fine in a work environment. I like the definition, I’m sticking with it. It is not only about having the skills to get through tricky conversations or tense scenarios, it is about using the right words to move forward in a positive way. Turns out the term is pretty well know amongst trainers in the U.S.īefore I knew if it’s existence, I had defined the concept as: ‘ The courage to have a meaningful conversation that leads to progress’. My friend Hari helped me come up with the title and I thought he as so clever! (You still are Hari). When I started speaking about Courageous Conversations, I had no clue it existed. What is a courageous conversation exactly? This is a question I am asked many times in any given week.
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