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238: How to Talk About the Hard Things with David Wood

238: How to Talk About the Hard Things with David Wood

FromThe Modern Manager


238: How to Talk About the Hard Things with David Wood

FromThe Modern Manager

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Length:
33 minutes
Released:
Jan 17, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

You probably know the feeling of ‘there’s an elephant in the room’ and no one wants to address it. But letting things go unspoken creates problems in the workplace. This is true of the large and small things. Are you letting the ‘mice in the room’ go unaddressed because they’re just not a big deal? By raising small issues, we are able to address potential areas of concern before they become bigger problems. Plus, by acknowledging these small things, we’re able to better understand one another.
 
Today’s guest is David Wood. After life as a consulting actuary to Fortune 100 Companies, David built the world’s largest coaching business, becoming #1 on Google for “life coaching”. He believes the tough conversations we avoid are our doorways to confidence, success and even love - in both work and life. David coaches high performing entrepreneurs, executives and teams - and even prison inmates - to amazing results AND connection. One conversation at a time.
 
David and I talk about the lessons in his book Mouse in the Room. He explains the concept, shares some of the common mice we experience and how to raise small issues so that we can have meaningful conversations.
Members of the Modern Manager community get a free, personalized gift basket from David that includes a 15-minute Double Your Revenue Strategy call for qualifying businesses, the Online Double Your Revenue Replay, a cheat sheet, and the Mouse in the Room minibook. Get it when you join the Modern Manager community.
 
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Read the related blog article: How To Have Those Conversations Everyone Prefers To Avoid
 
KEEP UP WITH DAVID
Website: https://focus.ceo
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/focus-ceo
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ExtraordinaryFocuswithDavidWood
Twitter: https://twitter.com/_focusceo
Extraordinary Focus Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/extraordinaryfocus
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Released:
Jan 17, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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Host Mamie Kanfer Stewart shares practical approaches to help you be a great manager. Solo episodes are like mini-courses, providing actionable tips based on experience and research. Guest episodes are engaging conversations that elicit insights and suggestions for how to apply the ideas. Episodes features topics like: effective meeting practices, communication skills, managing conflict, team building, time management, group dynamics, goal setting and accountability, team competencies, productivity and collaboration technologies, organizational culture, and more.