{"id":26943,"date":"2020-09-29T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-29T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carryonfriends.com\/?p=26943"},"modified":"2023-11-11T16:34:15","modified_gmt":"2023-11-11T21:34:15","slug":"how-to-have-difficult-conversations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carryonfriends.com\/?p=26943","title":{"rendered":"How to Have Difficult Conversations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-5592718\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/685469\/5592718.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-5592718&amp;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 100px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Difficult Conversation Scenarios<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Is your manager adamant that your video must be on for all team calls?\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li>Are you having way more meetings than necessary and not getting your work done.<\/li>\r\n<li>How do you and your partner have difficult convos while working and school from home?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this episode, my friend <a href=\"http:\/\/www.carryonfriends.com\/cof-055-relationship-building-the-art-of-negotiation-with-kwame-christian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kwame Christian<\/a> comes back to the podcast to teach how to handle difficult conversations in these unprecedented times. We even role-played one of the above scenarios.<br \/><br \/><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Kwame<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kwame Christian is a best selling author and the <a href=\"https:\/\/americannegotiationinstitute.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Director of the American Negotiation Institute<\/a> and a subject matter expert in the field of negotiation and conflict resolution. Kwame has conducted workshops throughout North America and abroad, and is a highly sought after national keynote speaker. Kwame is also the host of the world\u2019s most popular negotiation podcast, <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/negotiate-anything\/id1101679010?ign-mpt=uo4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Negotiate Anything<\/a>. He is dedicated to empowering others through the art and science of negotiation and persuasion.\u00a0<br \/><br \/>Kwame\u2019s TEDx Dayton talk,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=F6Zg65eK9XU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Finding Confidence in Conflict<\/a>, was the most popular TEDx Talk on the topic of conflict in 2017.<br \/><br \/>His book,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/35xKMv7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Finding Confidence in Conflict: How to Negotiate Anything and Live Your Best Life<\/a>, is an Amazon Best-Seller and has helped countless individuals overcome the fear, anxiety, and emotion often associated with difficult conversations through a branded framework called <strong>Compassionate Curiosity.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Let us know what you think about the episode!<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/><strong>Connect with Kwame <\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/americannegotiationinstitute.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Website<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kwamechristian\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Linkedin<\/a> |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/negotiateanything\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Connect with @carryonfriends &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><a><strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/strong><a><strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/strong><a><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Enjoyed the show? 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