Fierce Conversations, Susan Craig Scott
Fierce Conversations, Susan Craig Scott
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Fierce Conversations
Achieving Success at Work & in Life, One Conversation at a Time

Author: Susan Craig Scott

Narrator: Susan Craig Scott

Abridged: 5 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/01/2002

Synopsis

FIERCE CONVERSATIONS
A way of conducting business.
An attitude.
A way of life.
Susan Scott trains clients in the art of fierce conversations, empowering them to achieve exceptional results through transforming dialogue. Success hinges on engaging people in ways that interrogate reality, provoke learning, tackle tough challenges, tap our deepest aspirations, and enrich relationships. Fierce Conversations takes you step-by-step through your first fierce conversation -- with yourself -- and on to the most challenging and important conversations facing you.
Susan Scott teaches you how to: Overcome barriers to meaningful conversation Expand and enrich the territory you explore with colleagues, friends, and family Explore issues by mining for increased clarity, improved understanding, and impetus for change Confront challenges with courage, compassion, and skill Leverage new skills for frictionless debate Handle strong emotions - your own as well as others' Build breakthrough relationships with colleagues, clients, friends, and family Fierce Conversations is the master guidebook to transforming the conversations that are central to your success, offering a new way of relating to people -- at work, and in every area of your life.

About Susan Craig Scott

Susan Scott is the founder of Fierce, Inc., a global training company whose clients include Yahoo, Starbucks, Cisco, BP, General Dynamics, New York Life, Nestle, Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts, Lego, C.A.R.E., Best Buy, Coca-Cola, and Ernst & Young. Scott is the author of Fierce Conversations: Achieving Success at Work & in Life—One Conversation at a Time. She lives in Seattle, Washington.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Alissa on May 05, 2017

This book is probably better than I think it is. To me, there is no great revelation in the importance of having fiercely authentic conversations. Moreover, I feel that the language was targeted at a different audience. As a result, while all of the ideas were generally agreeable, there was very lit......more

Goodreads review by Ben on June 13, 2009

I discovered this book while browsing through the shelves at the Chapters bookstore at 401 and Kennedy in Toronto. As I flipped through the book I came across this snippet that mentioned a newly married couple. The first weekend the wife wanted to talk about their relationship, the husband relented.......more

Goodreads review by Angela on December 23, 2024

"Authenticity is not something you have, it's something you choose." A worthwhile read--if a bit more geared toward the professional world than I would have preferred. Lots of examples, outlines, and exercises to help you start thinking more strategically about how you convey (and convince) people......more

Goodreads review by Lee Anne on September 02, 2011

A so-so business/personal relationship book that encourages you to be completely honest and ask probing questions to get to the real issue in your conversations with others. A little touchy feely, easier said than done (on the honesty part, anyway), but it did give me some good ideas for asking the......more

Goodreads review by Brooke on January 05, 2024

It took me over a month to finish this book which is unusual for me yet I gave it 5 stars, why? This book was one that made you think and I simply needed time to think and couldn’t pick it up when I didn’t have the brain power to read it. Besides that, I loved this book and I think it would be impor......more

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