Making recommendations to e-Talk readers gives me great pleasure. I enjoy sharing books, TED talks, TV shows and movies I think you might enjoy and find interesting and relevant. In this issue, I am recommending a song, “Step … Read the rest
Crucial Conversations: Tools For Talking When Stakes Are High
I do not exaggerate when I say, this is a breakthrough book! Crucial Conversations is the result of 25 years of work by four expert consultants, Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron … Read the rest
Dr. Brene Brown TALKS about vulnerability and wholeheartedness
Although I have read Brene Brown’s breakthrough book, “The Gifts of Imperfection,” it was while watching her TED talk that I grasped the importance of vulnerability in successful connections with others.
Brown’s … Read the rest
In her fifth inspiring and instructive book, I Thought We’d Never Speak Again, Laura Davis has written with compassion and clarity, providing hope and help for individuals troubled by fractured and compromised relationships.
Compelling first-person accounts of people who have reconciled … Read the rest
Dr. Harriet Lerner’s compelling stories in her excellent book, The Dance of Connection show us how to speak with honor and integrity. Teaching us how to restore love and connection with people who matter the most to us, even when … Read the rest