Having Hard Conversations - by Jennifer B Abrams (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p><strong><em>Speak with clarity, confidence, and courage!</em></strong></p> <p>Many educators struggle with discussing difficult issues with colleagues. This insightful book helps readers effectively lead challenging conversations with supervisees, peers, and supervisors. Emphasizing initiative and preparation as keys to a successful conversation, the author's step-by-step approach provides: </p> <ul> <li>Thought-provoking questions and first-person accounts that help build communications skills</li> <li>Advice on overcoming personal hesitation about expressing concerns</li> <li>Guidance on goal setting and choosing the best what-where-and-when for a productive discussion</li> <li>Sample scripts and other interactive tools to help educators prepare for the conversation and achieve positive outcomes</li> </ul><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong><em>Speak with clarity, confidence, and courage!</em></strong></p> <p>Many educators struggle with discussing difficult issues with colleagues. This insightful book helps readers effectively lead challenging conversations with supervisees, peers, and supervisors. Emphasizing initiative and preparation as keys to a successful conversation, the author's step-by-step approach provides: </p> <ul> <li>Thought-provoking questions and first-person accounts that help build communications skills</li> <li>Advice on overcoming personal hesitation about expressing concerns</li> <li>Guidance on goal setting and choosing the best what-where-and-when for a productive discussion</li> <li>Sample scripts and other interactive tools to help educators prepare for the conversation and achieve positive outcomes</li> </ul><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><em>A straightforward, practical and useful guide for engaging in difficult conversations.</em>--Lauren Levin (10/14/2011 12:00:00 AM)<br><br><em>A thoughtful and practical map for authentically engaging in and learning from having hard conversations. Abrams gently teaches us why having these conversations matter and how they can help us grow. Her work shines light on the landscape of personal and professional learning from engagement in hard conversations.</em>--Eleanor Drago-Severson, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership (7/28/2008 12:00:00 AM)<br><br><em>A wonderful combination of coaching, consulting, and crafting a way of teaching us all to speak honestly in our relationships. From casual conversations to value conflicts, we learn to use and become sensitive to differences in gender, style, and position in this very appealing and important book. A must-read for teachers, principals, and district office personnel who care about developing a healthy school community.</em>--Ann Lieberman, Senior Scholar (8/15/2008 12:00:00 AM)<br><br><em>Our teaching culture is adverse to conflict. Having tools like this will move education forward as a profession.</em>--Michael Grinder, National Director and Educational Consultant (7/28/2008 12:00:00 AM)<br><br><em>This book has already changed my life. Just by reading it, my courage to have hard conversations has soared.</em>--Beth Madison, Principal (10/24/2008 12:00:00 AM)<br>
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