TY - BOOK AU - Stone,Douglas AU - Patton,Bruce AU - Heen,Sheila TI - Difficult conversations: how to discuss what matters most SN - 9780143137597 AV - BF637.C45 S78 2023 U1 - 158.2 23/eng/20230119 PY - 2023/// CY - New York PB - Penguin Books KW - Interpersonal communication KW - Case studies N1 - SIBF2023; Revised edition of Difficult conversations, 1999; P.B N2 - "The 10th-anniversary edition of the New York Times business bestseller-now updated with "Answers to Ten Questions People Ask" We attempt or avoid difficult conversations every day-whether dealing with an underperforming employee, disagreeing with a spouse, or negotiating with a client. From the Harvard Negotiation Project, the organization that brought you Getting to Yes, Difficult Conversations provides a step-by-step approach to having those tough conversations with less stress and more success. you'll learn how to: ʺ Decipher the underlying structure of every difficult conversation ʺ Start a conversation without defensiveness ʺ Listen for the meaning of what is not said ʺ Stay balanced in the face of attacks and accusations ʺ Move from emotion to productive problem solving"-- ER -