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...
by Tom Esch | May 29, 2012 | Interpersonal Communication, Blog
It was a hot summer. We had the windows open on many nights. Our neighbors, who live about 15’ from us, had a variety of dogs living at their house that summer. This one particular week I think they had three dogs staying with them. One of the three was a...
by Tom Esch | Nov 19, 2011 | Interpersonal Communication, Blog
It is the holiday time again, and for many of us it means special celebrations with our dearest loved ones that are mostly easy and enjoyable. And also, for some, it means being with members of our extended or immediate family with whom we still have some issues....