The Discomfort Zone
How Leaders Turn Difficult Conversations Into Breakthroughs

This book really was not for me. Whilst I agree with the premise of everything that was written, I found that the self-help advice was a bit vague. I am sure there is some real benefit to be had by holding discomfort zone conversations but for me this book was too far away from showing me how. There......more

This is a good book that gives you a general foundation on how you can conduct effective conservations with your team in the workplace. Whether you'll find it useful will very much dependent on your organization's culture and what kind of role you're currently in. I'll definitely recommend this for......more

Read this book in softcover after having it recommended by a fellow coach. Overall, this is a corporate human relations perspective - but it has some value tidbits. I particularly liked the use of two questions: "How do you know this to be true?" - spoken to someone who is concerned about the intent......more

"Difficult conversation" is on my bingo card of rubbish leadership. "Let's have a difficult conversation." That phrase is up there with, "I'd like to offer you feedback." Yeah. Nah. However this book does offer some meaningful mantras and strategies to create change. I'm not interested in 'disruption'......more

There are plenty of good books about crucial and fierce and difficult conversations – and I recommend you read them. All of them come at the conversation from the personal perspective – what can you do to get your point across in an effective way. As important as this is, there is another side to di......more