Daring to Have the Real conversations in Business 1. You have a unique set of talents, capabilities, and perspectives. Yet, your value dissipates if you remain silent. 2. Why end your day with the disappointment that comes from biting your tongue, selling yourself short and playing it safe? 3. Wouldn't you rather engage in Real Conversations and go home satisfied? 4. In this book, you'll learn from stories and read strategies about how to get what's in your head out on to the table in a productive way. Real Conversations are one of the most important kinds of interactions that can take place between people, whether at home with your spouse, partner or child, or at work with your boss, manager, or employee. Most people tend to shy away from engaging in conversations that may be uncomfortable. You may think that you do not want to cause undue pain to others or yourself, but inside you know that much has gone unspoken. If you are like most people, ultimately, you want to operate from a deeper truth with more humanity and openness. At a systemic level in businesses, we have seen over and over how once the truth has finally been spoken, the whole system "sighs with relief" and then relaxes. The world turns more smoothly and peacefully in the frame of the truth. Real Conversations are powerful vehicles for engagement and transformation; they jump-start people into action and connection. Daring to Have Real Conversations in Business focuses on building communication skills that result in great leadership and enhanced business relationships. Having Real Conversations maximizes your effectiveness and the performance of your team. These conversations engage people and enhance accountability, creativity, alignment, and achievement. You optimize performance by telling people where they stand, what they are doing well and what they need to do to get back on course. Real Conversations create more freedom, more choices, more productivity, and they build a foundation of trust that is essential for high performance.
About the Author: James Peal (Jim Peal) Ph.D., CEO of the Leadership Development Group, Jim's areas of expertise include: the integration and alignment of leaders and teams, team based strategy development, culture integration in mergers and acquisitions, architecting and managing organizational change, transforming dysfunctional teams into productive teams, resolving conflict, executive coaching, developing and leading executive impact and presentation skills programs. Thom Dennis, Managing Director, Phoenix Obsidian. Thom works with CEOs and similarly accomplished executives, helping them to develop themselves and their businesses; he specializes in planning for culture changes, mergers & acquisitions, and the managing of the subsequent impacts of change. He holds an MSc in Change Agent Skills and Strategies, and is a member of the International Association of Facilitators. Trish Barron, MPH, CEO, Barron and Associates, Trish Barron has been guiding CEOs, leaders, and work teams to reach their full potential in her 20+ years as an organizational consultant. By helping people and their organizations operate more effectively, she gives her clients the edge they need to compete in today's marketplace. Trish has experience working with local, regional, and global organizations in industries such as Emerging Technology, Bio-Technology, Pharmaceutical, Healthcare, Insurance, Federal and State Governments, Non-profits, and Universities. Zemo Trevathan President, Zemo Trevathan & Associates, Inc. www.zemotrevathan.com Zemo thrives on breaking the rules. Ever since jump-starting his first company in the early 90s, he has been helping his clients do the same thing - figuring out which rules to follow, which new rules to create, and which rules to break. This has always been one of Zemo's strengths - assisting leaders and their teams to identify the "rules" that have become success limitations and replacing these to generate new beliefs, strategies, and pathways to success. In two decades of service, Zemo has worked with people around the globe in a variety of industries - Pharmaceuticals, Energy, Financial Services, Consumer Goods, Federal and State Government, and Universities, as well as non-profits and start ups. He is especially energized when working across organizational layers - helping executive teams transform company strategy and culture into practical terms and employee engagement.