Do not fear…they are not off sailing or map reading (both of which Bridge is good at…Bobby not so much!), instead they are off into a conversation around navigating tricky conversations, dealing with discomfort. How can you hang out there and learn to listen to understand rather than listening to respond.

Join them for some ideas on how to cope and even thrive in such moments.

And however, hard she listened, Bobby never quite got to the bottom of the Pigeon Playing Chess scenario. See if you do better!

Links

Nonviolent Communication - A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships : Amazon.co.uk: Rosenberg, Marshall B.

The elephant

5 Exercises to Improve Your Conscious Listening - Wide Lens Leadership

Julian Treasure books: How To Be Heard and Sound Business

Miki Kashtan

Playing chess with a pigeon- arguing with idiots

Pigeons

“Life is about perspective and how you look at something…ultimately, you have to zoom out”. Whitney Wolfe Herd