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GoRuCo 2017 - Difficult Conversations

GoRuCo 2017 - Difficult Conversations

It’s never easy to have a tough conversations, and they never go away. Therefore, I see a better way to live with them, and I want everyone to hear it: empower yourself to understand why we do what we do so you can effect change. Understanding creates empathy. Empathy reduces (not eliminates) conflict. This talk is a practical course on the triad of human psychology: language, physiology and focus. I’ll walk through simple strategies that lower stress, create empathy and manage emotions.

Video will be available on confreaks.tv

Adam Cuppy (he/him)

June 24, 2017
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  1. @adamcuppy Preparation… 1. Breath 2. Map your assumptions 3. Map

    your fears 4. What do you want to learn/understand about them?
  2. @adamcuppy Preparation… 1. Breath 2. Map your assumptions 3. Map

    your fears 4. What do you want to learn/understand about them? 5. What is your outcome?
  3. @adamcuppy Go time… • Breath • Make it safe •

    Explore the story • Acknowledge contributions / feelings • Inquire, to learn • Ask open questions