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    The Discomfort Zone: How Leaders Turn Difficult Conversations Into Breakthroughs
    The Discomfort Zone: How Leaders Turn Difficult Conversations Into Breakthroughs
    The Discomfort Zone: How Leaders Turn Difficult Conversations Into Breakthroughs
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    The Discomfort Zone: How Leaders Turn Difficult Conversations Into Breakthroughs

    Written by Marcia Reynolds

    Narrated by Karen Saltus

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    You want people to stretch their limits, but your conversations meant to help them often fall flat or backfire, creating more resistance than growth. Top leadership coach Marcia Reynolds offers a model for using the Discomfort Zone-the moment when the mind is most open to learning-to prompt people to think through problems, see situations more strategically, and transcend their limitations.

    Drawing on recent discoveries in the neuroscience of learning, Reynolds shows how to ask the kinds of questions that short-circuit the brain's defense mechanisms and habitual thought patterns. Then, instead of being told, people see for themselves the insightful and often profound solutions to what is stopping their progress. The exercises and case studies will help you use discomfort in your conversations to create lasting changes and an enlivened workforce.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAscent Audio
    Release dateNov 1, 2014
    ISBN9781469092638
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    Marcia Reynolds

    Marcia Reynolds, PsyD and Master Certified Coach, is president of Covisioning, a leadership training and coaching firm helping organizations unleash the brilliance in their people. Reynolds is a sought-after behavioral scientist who holds a doctoral degree in organizational psychology and two master’s degrees in education and communications. She has been hired by organizations across Italy, Turkey, Russia, China, Kazakhstan, and North America for her coaching expertise, and she is the author of five books, including Outsmart Your Brain, Wander Woman, and The Discomfort Zone.

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      This is that book you want to keep close by, to turn to again and again to further your skills with those difficult conversations in the discomfort zone