Episode 164 of our week-daily virtual coffee, which takes place in Alpha Collective’s discord server: discord.gg/alphacollective and Clubhouse’s Startup Club from 8-9am EST. It’s free and open to anyone from anywhere in the world.

Today we began our LIVE concurrent read and discussion of book #2, Crucial Conversations. After just reading Chapter 1, I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to sink my teeth into and how vital this is going to be for both my own personal and professional growth and development as a coach, parent, spouse and human!

Some key points and takeaways from the first chapter include:

• Crucial conversations are daily conversations that can significantly impact relationships, results, and quality of life when opinions differ, stakes are high, and emotions run strong
• Handling crucial conversations effectively is important to avoid stress, strain, and damage in personal and professional relationships 
• Most people avoid crucial conversations due to fear or handle them poorly, making matters worse
• There is a “lag time” between identifying problems and resolving them, and shorter lag times indicate healthier relationships
• It’s important to address crucial conversations to prevent self-defeating behaviors, resentment, and passive-aggressiveness from developing
• Research shows mastering crucial conversation skills can improve influence, health, relationships, and organizational performance

Show notes based on our discussion (as per Otter.ai’s beta tool):

Handling crucial conversations in relationships and teams. (4:15)

Handling crucial conversations effectively. (10:19)

Effective communication in challenging situations. (15:45)

Self-defeating behaviors in relationships. (21:05)

Holding crucial conversations in workplace. (28:37)

Crucial conversations in the workplace. (33:42)

Crucial conversations for workplace productivity. (39:01)

Handling crucial conversations to improve relationships and health. (43:20)

Transformative mediation and crucial conversations. (49:46)

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