Whether it’s around COVID, vaccinations, whether to wear a mask or not, there are a whole host of conversations going on that are dividing colleagues, friends, even family. It was this surge of tough conversations that led Dr. Sharon Spano to host a recent workshop on Winning Conversations with Difficult People. Today she reflects on this workshop and some of the questions that arose in response to it.
Dr. Spano starts by recapping some of the contents of the workshop, discussing who these difficult people are, when we are the difficult individual, and how we can exacerbate situations based on our own inabilities to be effective communicators. She spoke about the kinds of difficult people we attract, the patterns that form in our lives, and what this says about the actual story that you might be carrying.
Dr. Spano also talks about the strategy of letting the other guy win and how one of her workshop attendees didn’t agree with her on this subject. As part of the Conscious Community segment of this podcast, which aims to bring you different perspectives and other ways to think about the concepts we address, today Dr. Spano presents a solocast where she attempts to address his concerns. Tune in to hear what she means by being willing to let the other guy win, her own experience of a difficult conversation where she did this, and if this may be the solution to how you approach some of the tough conversations you may be faced with.
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