The strongest signal to avoid a blaming conversation is owning your contribution upfront. Taking ownership of your slice of the blame pie, even if it's just 5%, can be a way to initiate the conversation. Additionally, lack of preparation for difficult conversations is a common problem, with many people only preparing for the conversation on the way to work.
Mastering difficult conversations involves going beyond your own perspective to understand what each person in the conversation sees, feels, and leaves unspoken. Sheila Heen and I discuss how.
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Here's what we cover in this episode:
- The three layers of a difficult conversation
- What workplace problems often originate from
- Why owning your contribution to the problem up front is the best way to avoid the blame game
- How to prepare to have a difficult conversation
- Why having difficult conversations isn’t a bad thing
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