How to Have a Hard Conversation by Frank A. Ives
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How to Have a Hard Conversation

Frank A. Ives

Available Now ⏱ About 1 hour 70 pages 15 Chapters Communication Relationships

"The conversation you keep avoiding is not getting easier. It is getting heavier. Put it down by having it."

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What readers said
★★★★★

I'd been putting off a conversation with my partner for six months. Read this on a Sunday afternoon. Had the conversation that evening. It didn't go perfectly — but it went. That's all I needed.

R.H.

★★★★★

The chapter on leading with what you feel instead of what they did changed the whole outcome of a work situation I'd been dreading for weeks. Direct and useful in a way most advice isn't.

M.T.

★★★★★

I've read longer books on this topic that said less. Frank doesn't waste your time. That's the whole selling point and he delivers it.

S.O.

What's inside

15 chapters. One subject.
No wasted pages.

1The Conversation You're Avoiding Is Already Happening.
2Know What You Want Before You Start.
3Choose the Right Time and Place.
4Lead With What You Feel, Not What They Did.
5Listen Like You Mean It. Not Like You're Waiting.
6One Issue. Close the Archive.
7What to Do When It Goes Wrong.
8The Conversation About Money.
9The Conversation at Work.
10The Conversation With Yourself.
11The Relief on the Other Side.
12Say the Thing. That's It.
13The Apology Conversation.
14How to Receive a Hard Conversation.
15The Conversation That Has to End Something.
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The Hard Truth · Chapter 1

The silence you are maintaining is not neutral. It is active. Every day you choose not to say the thing, you are choosing the quiet, destructive version of the conversation over the direct, productive one. You think you are protecting the relationship by not bringing it up. You are damaging it by not resolving it. The conversation is happening either way. You are simply choosing which version to have.

Frank's Rule · Chapter 1

"The conversation you keep avoiding is not getting easier. It is getting heavier. Put it down by having it."

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