This document outlines 9 common mistakes people make when having difficult conversations. The mistakes include falling into a combat mentality, trying to oversimplify problems, not bringing enough respect, lashing out or shutting down, reacting to thwarting ploys, getting hooked, rehearsing what you'll say, making assumptions about the other person's intentions, and losing sight of the overall goal of the conversation.
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This document outlines 9 common mistakes people make when having difficult conversations. The mistakes include falling into a combat mentality, trying to oversimplify problems, not bringing enough respect, lashing out or shutting down, reacting to thwarting ploys, getting hooked, rehearsing what you'll say, making assumptions about the other person's intentions, and losing sight of the overall goal of the conversation.
This document outlines 9 common mistakes people make when having difficult conversations. The mistakes include falling into a combat mentality, trying to oversimplify problems, not bringing enough respect, lashing out or shutting down, reacting to thwarting ploys, getting hooked, rehearsing what you'll say, making assumptions about the other person's intentions, and losing sight of the overall goal of the conversation.
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This document outlines 9 common mistakes people make when having difficult conversations. The mistakes include falling into a combat mentality, trying to oversimplify problems, not bringing enough respect, lashing out or shutting down, reacting to thwarting ploys, getting hooked, rehearsing what you'll say, making assumptions about the other person's intentions, and losing sight of the overall goal of the conversation.
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Difficult Conversations: Nine Common Mistakes
Mistake #1: We fall into a combat
mentality. Mistake #2: We try to oversimplify the problem. Mistake #3: We don't bring enough respect to the conversation. Mistake #4: We lash out – or shut down. Mistake #5: We react to thwarting ploys. Mistake #6: We get "hooked. Mistake #7: We rehearse. Mistake #8: We make assumptions about our counterpart's intentions. Mistake #9: We lose sight of the goal.