Dealing with the Elephant in the Room: Moving from Tough Conversations to Healthy Communication

by Mike Bechtle

How to handle difficult conversations with kindness and confidence

Most people want to avoid the "elephant in the room." Whether it's with a spouse, a friend, a boss, a coworker, or a child, tough conversations create high anxiety and often lingering resentments. But when you don't have those needed conversations, the results can be even worse. After all, indoor elephants are impossible to ignore--and they get bigger over time.

Communication expert Dr. Mike Bechtle equips you with the skills you need in order to

- handle conflict with the important people in your life
- prepare for hard conversations
- listen productively
- give and receive genuine feedback
- saturate your relationships with kindness

Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction

240 pages, Paperback

Published May 16, 2017

Reviews

[Carl Mack · Rating 2 out of 5]

No substance

Generic and hard to get benefit from,no real substance of real info to help with the topic of difficult conversation s

[Caeleigh Kinch · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good book about learning to have better conversations and to have tough conversations effectively rather than shying away from them.

[Aussch · Rating 4 out of 5]

An overall very good book with solid principles and valuable teaching to shift mindsets around communication in general. Will definitely recommend.

[Linda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Most people want to avoid tough conversations. Whether it's with a spouse, a friend, a boss, a coworker, or a child, tough conversations create high anxiety--and often lingering resentments. Communication expert Dr. Mike Bechtle offers practical help. He equips readers with the skills they need in order to handle conflict with the important people in their lives. Readers learn to be better prepared for hard conversations by learning to listen, to give and receive genuine feedback, and to saturate relationships with kindness. Although nothing excitingly new was mentioned, it did bring commonsense issues to the forefront.

[Norma · Rating 2 out of 5]

Sinceramente, pura perorata supèrflua y obvia. El resumen del libro: dejen los móviles y enfrenten las conversaciones difíciles. tengan interès genuino por conocer a los otros y mantengan contacto con sus personas cercanas.

[Arantxa Sánchez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Muuuuy bueno. Recomendado para cualquiera.