It's time to talk about the actual conversation (finally, after all that prep and soul-searching!).  In this podcast, Patty walks us through how to keep your thoughts straight and get the best results during a high-stakes conversation. 

Resources mentioned: 

Center for Leadership Excellence Classes:  http://leadershipexcellence.virginia.edu/classes

A summary of Crucial Conversations Concepts from the book:  http://www.wikisummaries.org/wiki/Crucial_Conversations:_Tools_for_Talking_When_Stakes_are_High

Get the book:  https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-Conversations-Tools-Talking-Stakes-ebook/dp/B000OV1BNA

It's time to talk about the actual conversation (finally, after all that prep and soul-searching!).  In this podcast, Patty walks us through how to keep your thoughts straight and get the best results during a high-stakes conversation. 

Resources mentioned: 

Center for Leadership Excellence Classes:  http://leadershipexcellence.virginia.edu/classes

A summary of Crucial Conversations Concepts from the book:  http://www.wikisummaries.org/wiki/Crucial_Conversations:_Tools_for_Talking_When_Stakes_are_High

Get the book:  https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-Conversations-Tools-Talking-Stakes-ebook/dp/B000OV1BNA

In situations where emotions are high and there's a lot on the line, the only thing you can control is yourself.  That's why it's so important to do some introspection before you actually have a crucial conversation.  On this episode of Finance Matters, Patty and Brandi walk through a common example of how easy it is to mistake feelings for facts. 

In situations where emotions are high and there's a lot on the line, the only thing you can control is yourself.  That's why it's so important to do some introspection before you actually have a crucial conversation.  On this episode of Finance Matters, Patty and Brandi walk through a common example of how easy it is to mistake feelings for facts. 

The conversation about Crucial Conversations continues -- on this pod, Patty and Brandi delve into how to identify crucial conversations and how to prepare for them. 

On today's pod, Patty and Brandi introduce Crucial Conversations.  Both a book and a framework, the ideas in Crucial Conversations can help you handle disagreements and high-stakes communication at work and in your home life.  

Mentioned in this pod:

Crucial Conversations

The Center for Leadership Excellence

Patty and Brandi talk about the inaugural book choice for the UVAFinance book club.  Incoming UVA President James Ryan's book has some practical implications for all of our lives, both professional and personal, and how the questions Ryan identifies can be helpful during times of change.

In today's episode, Patty and Brandi talk about common challenges that face managers everywhere.  Don't suffer in silence with questions, worries, and frustrations:  there are resources close by to help, and you're not alone!