Communication

S01E06: What do you think about the idea that what we do depends upon how we feel about what we know?

September 19, 2023

8 minutes

What do you think about the idea that what we do depends upon how we feel about what we know? Hi, I'm J. D. Taylor. I'm the Principal Consultant and Coach at Crucial Transformations and the author of Taylored Tips. In our previous Taylored Tips, we've talked about the idea that a lot of our […]

S01E05: Have you ever said, “That’s just the way I am?”

September 10, 2023

3 minutes

Have you ever said, "That's just the way I am?" Hi, I'm J. D. Taylor. I'm the Principal Consultant and Coach at Crucial Transformations and the author of Taylored Tips. I once took a colleague by the lapels of his jacket and pulled him up close to my face and shook him as I said, […]

S01E04: Have you ever felt good about saying bad things?

September 10, 2023

3 minutes

Have you ever felt good about saying bad things? Hi, I'm J. D. Taylor. I'm the Principal Consultant and Coach at Crucial Transformations and the author of Taylored Tips. Like some of you, I grew up in a pretty verbally violent house. Words were weaponized to attack, to control, to coerce, to compel, to punish, […]

S01E03: Have you ever wondered if you’re even having the right conversation?

September 10, 2023

5 minutes

Have you ever wondered if you're even having the right conversation? Hi, I'm J. D. Taylor. I'm the Principal Consultant and Coach at Crucial Transformations and the Author of Taylored Tips. I just got off phone talking to a client who was having this problem. They say every time they start talking about a tough […]

S01E02: Have you ever wondered why some conversations are so hard?

August 28, 2023

4 minutes

Have you ever wondered why some conversations are just so hard? Hi, I'm J. D. Taylor. I'm the Principal Consultant and Coach at Crucial Transformations, and the author of Taylored Tips. I just got back from my morning run and I was thinking the same thing, "Why is this so hard?" And our conversations can […]

S01E01: Have you ever felt trapped in a conversation?

August 28, 2023

3 minutes

Have you ever felt trapped in a conversation? Hi, I'm J. D. Taylor. I'm the Principal Consultant and Coach at Crucial Transformations and the author of Taylored Tips. I've worked with a lot of people who say, "I just hate conflict. I avoid it all costs." I've talked to other people and worked with them […]

Communication

S01E06: What do you think about the idea that what we do depends upon how we feel about what we know?

S01E05: Have you ever said, “That’s just the way I am?”

S01E04: Have you ever felt good about saying bad things?

S01E03: Have you ever wondered if you’re even having the right conversation?

S01E02: Have you ever wondered why some conversations are so hard?

S01E01: Have you ever felt trapped in a conversation?

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