Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High

by Joseph Greeny

Genres: Nonfiction, Leadership

89 pages, Paperback

Published July 16, 2022

Reviews

[Kristen · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found this book to be heavy on acronyms and one-sided in perspective. it really wasn't that helpful for me. And some seemed very obvious.

[Chloe · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a humbling read. Along the way I had minor qualms with choices of language and the set up of various scenarios, but all in all this was well researched and well done. I learned a lot I think and along the way it was cool to have opportunities to practice what I was learning in different scenarios with friends. Scenarios where we could both improve in dialogue skills and where we carried that desire for improvement as our mutual purpose. Especially being only 21 this feels so valuable to have been able to learn now.

[Alissa Paige · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read for work and facilitated a group discussion. There is a lot of material crammed into this book and unlimited applications. I’m not one for memorizing steps or acronyms, but still find the lessons meaningful and implementable. I most appreciate that they called BS on the “fool’s choice” we regularly encounter and subtly teach empathy by encouraging us to consider others as “reasonable, rational, and decent.”

[Billie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good advice. easy read. Not all the advice was relevant for me, but I would recommend other people, who struggle with tough conversations, give it a read.
I just wished they used real conversations as examples because they felt took fake, too controlled.

[Bryan Bradley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very useful insights that are not difficult to understand or apply. The writing is not perfect, but does the job.

[Autumn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great! Readable and good information but a bit jumbled and confusing when it came to which frameworks to use when and what scope a framework could be applied to but good nonetheless. Helpful

[Arielle · Rating 4 out of 5]

The first conversation skill book I completed from cover to cover without just skimming summaries through chapters.

[Patty Babich · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 ⭐️