by Tom Esch | Feb 8, 2016 | Interpersonal Communication, Blog
How to be both direct and truly nice? This is a conundrum for many of us. I am half Scandinavian and half Germanic, a classic Minnesotan. Fortunately I have lived in a few other places (including Africa and Guatemala) and have let other styles of communication rub off...
by Tom Esch | Jan 27, 2016 | Uncomfortable Conversations, Blog
So you are not getting along very well with that other person and your stress level is high. You have decided it is time for “The Bigga” conversation. Congratulations! It takes incredible courage to even seriously consider it especially in conflict-reticent...
by Tom Esch | Nov 24, 2024 | Blog
So many people are talking about crucial conversations, courageous conversations, candid conversations and constructive conversations. I am all for them. I regularly coach and teach people how to have them and have plenty of them myself. I call them Conscious...
by Tom Esch | Nov 25, 2015 | Uncomfortable Conversations, Blog
This Thanksgiving I imagine you may be sitting down with family and/or friends to enjoy a meal. When you do there will probably be a conversation. If there are football fans there may be some comments about a recent game. If there are people with different...
by Tom Esch | Jul 7, 2015 | Presentations
“Out beyond ‘too nice’ and ‘not so nice’, there is a field, I’ll meet you there.” Do you find yourself leading discussions where really important things, things that impact your bottom line, go unsaid? Would you like to grow your capacity to welcome diversity? Do you...
