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 | Jun 29, 2015 | Interpersonal Communication, Blog
It was late in the day recently and my wife and I were both far from home. We needed someone to start the dinner, so that we could all get to a 7 pm meeting. Our 14 year old boy was at home. He is quite able to boil water and cut an onion, so I called him to ask...
by Tom Esch | May 17, 2015 | Using Your Power Effectively, Blog
So there I was, in front of 35 construction workers who didn’t really want to be in the room–thirty-four men and one woman. They were not in the best mood as a group. The topic was “Building a Culture of Safety Accountability.” I realized that this...
by Tom Esch | Feb 13, 2015 | Interpersonal Communication, Blog
My family has been in the construction industry for 4 generations. Because of that a fair amount of my work these days is with contractors, leading communication-safety training for field personnel, supervisors and owners/executives. One of things I have learned is...
