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foundations

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Workshop Value

●  How might working on being more effective at conversations lead to better results?

●  How do we usually find out we have improvements to make in how we work with others?

●  What can you do to assist yourself in getting the most out of this workshop?

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Definition of a Fierce Conversation

A Fierce Conversation is a conversation in which we come out from behind ourselves, into the conversation, and make it real.

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The 4 Objectives

1 Interrogate Reality 2 Provoke Learning 3 Tackle Tough Challenges 4 Enrich Relationships

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The 3 Transformational Ideas

1 Our careers, our companies, our personal relationships,

and our very lives succeed or fail gradually, then suddenly, one conversation at a time. ®

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The 3 Transformational Ideas

2 The conversation is the relationship. ®

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The 3 Transformational Ideas

3 All conversations are with myself,

and sometimes they involve other people. ®

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The Context Filter

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The 3 Transformational Ideas

3 All conversations are with myself,

and sometimes they involve other people. ®

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1 Master the Courage to Interrogate Reality®

2 Come Out From Behind Yourself, Into the Conversation, and Make It Real®

3 Be Here, Prepared to Be Nowhere Else®

4 Tackle Your Toughest Challenge Today®

5 Obey Your Instincts®

6 Take Responsibility For Your Emotional Wake®

7 Let Silence Do the Heavy Lifting®

The 7 Principles of Fierce Conversations

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Think fierce.

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thank you.

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