Assignment Task: A crucial conversation is one in which (1) opinions vary, (2) the stakes are high, and (3) emotions are strong. Leaders must be prepared to have these crucial conversations! Leaders skilled in crucial conversations find a way to get all relevant information from themselves and others into the open!
Include the following in your discussion posting:
1. Describe a situation where you have had to have a crucial conversation with someone of meaning to you (a co-worker, employer, employee, family member, etc.).
2. In reflecting upon your shared situation - What leadership skills did you bring to your described situation? Ha! Did you bring any leadership skills to the situation?
3. What do you think you did well? Poorly? Anything you wish you had done differently?
4. How could you tell when this conversation turned from routine to crucial?
As you consider crucial conversations beyond your described situation, discuss:
1. When involved in these crucial conversations, what reactions do you typically notice in yourself?
2. What is your own Style under Stress? Does it vary at work and at home?