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

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

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

"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

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

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