How to Have Tough Conversations
Maxwell Leadership Podcast
John Maxwell
4.7 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 29 September 2021
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
Tough conversations are inevitable in leadership. We all know that. The best leaders lean into tough conversations even though they're uncomfortable. That's because great leaders understand that tough conversations usually spark an opportunity for growth and expansion. Whether you're delivering bad news or correcting someone's misstep, having the tough conversation with someone honors their potential.
This week, John Maxwell teaches how to lean into the conflict and make our people, our organizations, and ourselves better. For the application portion of this episode, Mark Cole and Jason Brooks discuss where leaders often get it wrong when it comes to conflict and how people who tend to avoid necessary conflict can confidently lean in.
Our BONUS resource for this episode is the "How to Have Tough Conversations Worksheet," which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John's teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/Tough and clicking "Download the Bonus Resource."
References:
Everyone Communicates, Few Connect by John C. Maxwell
Change Your World by John C. Maxwell
The 5 Levels of Leadership by John C. Maxwell
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hey podcast listeners Mark Cole here. Before we get started today I want to take just a brief moment and |
| 0:06.9 | Remind you about our live live-to-lead event that's coming up on October 8th in Atlanta, Georgia |
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| 1:03.5 | Hey, welcome to the John Maxx leadership podcast. We are committed to your growth |
| 1:09.3 | Because we want you to lead better and that's why today |
| 1:12.9 | I will be joined by Jason Brooks and I'm so thankful for Jason and |
| 1:17.7 | him joining me today |
| 1:20.1 | Because today we're going to dig deeper into this concept of tough conversations |
| 1:26.3 | In fact, John Maxx was going to bring a lesson in just a moment on how to have |
| 1:31.6 | Tough conversations see tough conversations |
| 1:34.8 | Truly are inevitable in leadership. We know that we we embrace that as a leader |
| 1:41.4 | But see the best leaders have learned how to lean into the tough conversations |
| 1:45.5 | Even when they're uncomfortable |
| 1:48.3 | That's because great leaders understand tough conversations usually spark opportunity |
| 1:55.3 | For growth and expansion |
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