Conversations Worth Having Blog

Business transformation is never just about strategy, technology, or structure. It’s about people—and how we engage them in the process of strategic change. Communication during times of transformatio...

Is there someone you wish you could talk to—like really talk to—but every time you try, it feels like walking barefoot on Legos?

Maybe you’ve thought:

• “We’ve tried. It always ends in a blow-up.”
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What if one powerful question could shift a conversation from tension to trust?
What if curiosity—not judgment—was your most effective leadership tool?

In May’s Monday Kickstarters, we explored three ...

These days people say that kids don’t know how to have a conversation anymore. They’re always on their phone and only respond to a text message. 

The good news is you can do something about that. ...

World Mental Health Day this year, focused on how organizations can support wellbeing. Positive News published an informative article for organizational leaders. Their article, World Mental Health Day...

As a career educator for almost three decades, August has always been a bittersweet time for me. It’s the beginning of the summer to school transition. The days are often more beautiful than ever, esp...

It’s quite easy to fall into the habit of asking questions that take us off course from the outcomes we want most. Fortunately, it’s also easy to get into the habit of asking questions that help us co...

I am currently listening to Mindfulness and the Brain: A Professional Training in the Science and Practice of Meditative Awareness. One of the authors shared a story about a man who’d been involved in...

Part of what makes change management hard is that we like stability, comfort, certainty, and clarity. As members of living systems, however, changes in external conditions often means we have to adapt...

If you are humble you are more likely to foster conversations worth having, and if you foster conversations worth having, it will bring forth your humility. Why does this matter? It doesn’t … unless y...