Difficult conversations don't have to be difficult: a simple, smart way to make your relationships and team better

In: A fable about communication

Abstract

"Ruth is the CEO of a successful multinational company she built from the ground up. Now, the board is giving her aggressive goals to prepare the company for sale at top dollar. What Ruth cannot figure out is why her team cannot seem to rise to the level of performance required to do this. As Ruth stares at her packed calendar, she wonders how she is going to get her team to perform at the level required for success. What is wrong with them? She does not know where to start and wishes the whole problem would resolve itself. Ruth goes on an unexpected journey of individual and team development with the help of an unlikely mentor. She discovers something magnificent that changes the way she thinks about her team and herself. It is a simple and smart approach that drives unity and results at levels Ruth never imagined. And, it starts with the conversations she was avoiding and some she did not even know she needed to have. Difficult Conversations Don't Have to be Difficult takes a popular and age-old topic and addresses it with a fresh approach and new strategies for individual and team development. Any business, team, or organizational leader needs to be able to have the conversations required for growth. Difficult Conversations Don't Have to be Difficult helps leaders have the challenging conversations in a positive way."--