tag:calagator.org,2005:/events/searchCalagator: Events tagged with: business communication2010-08-05T12:59:20-07:00tag:calagator.org,2005:Calagator::Event/12504589682010-08-05T12:59:20-07:002010-08-05T12:59:20-07:00Difficult Conversations: Go From Tiptoe to TangoThursday, August 12, 2010 from 9am-4:30pm at New Horizons Learning Centerhttp://calagator.org/events/12504589682010-08-12T09:00:00-07:002010-08-12T16:30:00-07:00<div class="vevent">
<h1 class="summary">Difficult Conversations: Go From Tiptoe to Tango</h1>
<div class='date'><time class="dtstart dt-start" title="2010-08-12T09:00:00" datetime="2010-08-12T09:00:00">Thursday, August 12, 2010 from 9am</time>–<time class="dtend dt-end" title="2010-08-12T16:30:00" datetime="2010-08-12T16:30:00">4:30pm</time></div>
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<span class='fn org'>New Horizons Learning Center</span>
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<div class="street-address">9800 SW Nimbus Ave</div>
<span class="locality">Beaverton</span>
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<span class="postal-code">97008</span>
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<p>It’s a fact of life – some conversations are simply more difficult to have than others. We tend to avoid tiptoe around or completely avoid addressing difficult, yet important, topics. Difficult conversations in the workplace can include:</p>
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<li>Speaking up in a meeting</li>
<li>Disagreeing with someone</li>
<li>Asking for something you want</li>
<li>Providing or responding to critical feedback</li>
<li>Delivering bad news</li>
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<p>Our anxiety around having difficult conversations can lead to avoiding the conversation altogether or to holding it in a way which is ineffective or even destructive to the relationship. When in a leadership role, avoiding difficult conversations can significantly sabotage others’ trust in you; productivity of yourself, your team, and the organization; as well as retention of valuable staff and customers.</p>
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<li><a class="url" href="http://oregontrainingnetwork.com/difficult-conversations/">Website</a></li>
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<p><a class="p-category" href="/events/tag/business communication">business communication</a>, <a class="p-category" href="/events/tag/communicating">communicating</a>, <a class="p-category" href="/events/tag/soft skills">soft skills</a></p>
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