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Crucial Conversations Essay

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I knew I was in trouble when I read the words "go back to the book again, learn some more and apply your new learnings". Deep thinking was not even a phrase I had thought about in at least two years (since my last Dr. Bill class). Obviously, this book was hand picked for a reason to allow the process of deep CRITICAL thinking to take place. Go back and apply what you have learned…. learn more…….

The beginning of the book dives into what is critical communications? Does it make a difference and honestly who cares? Specifically however, points out that we as a society will avoid a conversation the more important and or critical it becomes regardless if this is in a personal, business and or health situation. If we decide to take on a …show more content…

At first re-action I was upset with the comment and was going to give a knee jerk reaction however, I thought about my actions and simply commented back that "we are all in the same position with the same goals so, I am sure all of us will have no problem with reaching our objective". Normally, I would have given a harsh response to a comment like that but, after doing the analysis outline I really looked at the bigger picture- was starting this unsafe, crucial, conversation something that I really wanted or was completely my personal goals without conflict the bigger picture? Obviously, I took the latter of the two. I did also realize through the question and answer section in chapter four that I tend to avoid when positioned in a face to face confrontation so, I went out of my way to remove my self from the that comfort zone and have a verbal conversation with her the next day.

Digging further into the process chapter four discusses as mentioned prior a testing for my actual reactions to several situations. Ultimately, how to spot and unsafe situations, what would you normally do, and what do I need to work on. Knowing your own strengths is a huge role in seeing the warning signs of an unsafe conversation in any application. My personal tendencies after taking the quiz are high in both silence and violence but,

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