Finding Respect for Your Ex
Visit the Crucial Skills blog to read Joseph Grenny’s answer to this question: How can I begin to rebuild safety and mutual respect with my ex-wife, when it is so hard to find and establish?
Posts by Joseph Grenny
Getting Over the Hurt
Visit crucialskills.com to read Joseph Grenny’s answer to this question: How can I get over the hurt and anger I’m feeling towards my husband?
How to Stick to Your Change Plan
Read Joseph Grenny’s Crucial Skills Newsletter article to learn how to stick to your change plan.
Getting Out of Debt
During the month of July, we will publish “best of” content. The following article was first published on January 27, 2010. Dear Crucial Skills, My husband and I have $40,000 in credit card debt. We’ve made all kinds of budgets and set all kinds of goals but still can’t get together on this. We fight …
Are You a Habitual Procrastinator?
I received a very interesting question from a reader whose career is being held back by procrastination. Have you had the same problem? And if so, what have you done that has helped you overcome procrastination? I’ve had the same challenge and look forward to blending your best practices with mine. Share your suggestions by …
Crucial Influence
career growth
Deliberate Practice Makes Perfect
Dear Crucial Skills, I need to improve my writing skills, but I’m too busy writing to take the time. My job is in marketing and I write position papers, sales materials, and product descriptions. My long-term goal is to write a nonfiction book, but I don’t have time to take a writing class. Being a …
Crucial Conversations for Mastering Dialogue
corporate culture
How to Avoid Sugarcoating
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Joseph Grenny is coauthor of four bestselling books, Change Anything, Crucial Conversations, Crucial Confrontations, and Influencer. READ MORE Dear Crucial Skills, I have found that applying the concepts in Crucial Conversations works well, and that the ability to convey an important crucial message and maintain relationships is very helpful in the work …
Don't Pass the Buck
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Joseph Grenny is coauthor of four bestselling books, Change Anything, Crucial Conversations, Crucial Confrontations, and Influencer. READ MORE Dear Crucial Skills, When one of my managers comes to me with a problem that involves another department, I have taken the stance that he or she should work it out with the other …
Intimidating Crucial Conversations
Dear Crucial Skills, My father-in-law is a very powerful person and I don’t feel comfortable speaking honestly about anything with him. If I ask him a question about an issue I want to resolve, he announces his opinion then cuts off any discussion by saying, “Well, that’s how life is sometimes” as he stands up …
Sharing Difficult Financial News
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Joseph Grenny is coauthor of three bestselling books, Influencer, Crucial Conversations, and Crucial Confrontations. His fourth book, Change Anything, will be available April 2011. READ MORE Dear Crucial Skills,I have some very tough news to deliver and would appreciate your help. My colleagues and I have to tell some good performers in …