Welcome to another episode of "Accelerate Your Business Growth"! In today's episode, we have a special guest joining our host, Diane Helbig. Please welcome Chuck Wisner, who is here to share his insights on the fascinating topic of collaborative conversations and how they can transform our personal and professional lives.

Chuck starts off by highlighting the unconscious adoption of standards from our families, culture, education, and experiences, which shape our perspectives and actions. He emphasizes the need for change and improvement, and how these ideas often remain hidden in the background of our awareness.

The episode delves into the power of concerns and how they can validate or challenge our perspectives. Chuck talks about the presence of authority issues and the importance of open-mindedness in conversations. He shares examples of how collaborative and creative conversations can lead to unexpected solutions and encourages doing our own internal work.

The discussion focuses on the impact of misaligned desires and reality, as well as the importance of agreeing on facts as a foundation for difficult conversations. Chuck also delves into the human tendency towards negative thinking and the significance of self-observation in understanding our communication patterns.

The episode wraps up with an exploration of the pivotal role storytelling plays in our lives and collaborative conversations. Chuck talks about the importance of active listening, open advocacy, and the commitment conversation in business.

Chuck Wisner has taken the time to see, study and understand patterns of life and language. He is on a mission to teach individuals and organizations how to have productive dialogue that matters in our distracted and divided world. He is currently working as an advisor with leaders and their teams at Google, Ford, DTE Energy, and Tesla (all Fortune 200 companies). Chuck is the author of The Art of Conscious Conversations. 

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Collaborative Conversations: "And the the analogy I like is if we all enter that room with our stories, believing our story is true, or our position is the right one, We're all entering with closed fists."

— Chuck Wisner 00:03:32

The Importance of Agreeing on Facts: "You and I see red or you and I see a table, we know what to call it. We have an agreement on what facts are, And that that is a really strong foundation for a lot of difficult conversations to say, okay, can we just stop to agree What's going on?"

— Chuck Wisner 00:15:51

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