Dear Authors, My husband left me for someone else nine months ago. We have two children, both in middle school. We have worked out a child custody schedule where he has the kids every other weekend and we have traded off vacation times during the school year. He now is asserting he wants to have …
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Kerry Patterson is coauthor of four New York Times bestsellers, Change Anything, Crucial Conversations, Crucial Confrontations, and Influencer. READ MORE Dear Authors, After almost a year of working with a small software development company where few staff members have had a contract, we have all been given contracts to sign. The only …
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Ron McMillan is coauthor of four New York Times bestsellers, Change Anything, Crucial Conversations, Crucial Confrontations, and Influencer. READ MORE Dear Authors, I am a Sales Engineer supporting six sales people. We have one individual who has been here for six months. He does not know his products and wants me to …
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Joseph Grenny is coauthor of four New York Times bestsellers, Change Anything, Crucial Conversations, Crucial Confrontations, and Influencer. READ MORE Dear Authors, I work with patients with chronic kidney disease as a nephrology nurse care manager. I had a patient who was quickly worsening and whose vascular access—or fistula—had healed for nine …
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Kerry Patterson is coauthor of four New York Times bestsellers, Change Anything, Crucial Conversations, Crucial Confrontations, and Influencer. READ MORE Dear Authors, During company-wide change initiatives, how do you help employees talk about and process their own experience with change? Signed, Managing Change Dear Managing, There is an old axiom that suggests …
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Joseph Grenny is coauthor of four New York Times bestsellers, Change Anything, Crucial Conversations, Crucial Confrontations, and Influencer. READ MORE Dear Authors, I desperately need guidance with a crucial conversation. I have a long-time friend who has a lot of “ups and downs” in her life. I’m the shoulder that she cries …
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Kerry Patterson is coauthor of four New York Times bestsellers, Change Anything, Crucial Conversations, Crucial Confrontations, and Influencer. READ MORE Dear Authors, I had a manager who was very belligerent. He would brush off physical aggression as “just playing” and verbal aggression as “just joking.” I found myself getting either physically injured …
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Joseph Grenny is coauthor of four New York Times bestsellers, Change Anything, Crucial Conversations, Crucial Confrontations, and Influencer. READ MORE Dear Crucial Skills, Working as a respiratory therapist, I frequently notice common, yet avoidable, mistakes that can cause major issues if not resolved. One of our daily tasks as a Respiratory Team …
Dear Crucial Skills, My mother-in-law lives in another state. She is rather close to her other grandchildren and I perceive that she treats my child differently. My daughter, who is eight years old, is overweight. My mother-in-law constantly reminds us of this under the guise of being helpful. For instance, sending me information on books …
Dear Crucial Skills, Before partnering with my brother in a small business, I knew that it would be difficult to get along. I insisted on defining responsibilities, and tried at the beginning to manage huge differences. We ended up disagreeing and clashing; the business went down, we lost our savings, and I decided not to …
