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As leaders move up in their careers, they are more likely to have tough conversations with people within and outside of their organization. Tough conversations are necessary in all roles in order to ...

It’s hard to talk across differences in race, class, gender, political affiliation, sexual orientation, age, religion, ability, or any other kind of identity. We often lack the tools to help us ...

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Casting their sights toward the end of the pandemic, many people have vowed to live richer, more meaningful lives—and one way to do so may be to have deeper conversations, even with people you don’t ...

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Humans have yet to master the delicate art of chitchat. Conversations seem to often run longer or shorter than people would like. People rarely want the exact same things from their conversations.

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