People Just Aren’t Talking to Each Other! - with Jason Gore

Tough Conversations with David Wood

Here we cover true leadership, and you'll get about 10 great quotes from Jason in this interview. Listen in to hear why people aren't talking to each other in families, communities, and corporations - and how to break the cycle!

• Why Jason focuses on startups
• David’s unusual connection with Jason
• Why it’s critical to override our natural instinct – both in life generally and specifically when it comes to tough conversations.
• Pause, make a new choice.
• Why Jason believes humanity is in trouble.
• How Jason makes life and death decisions, and how it helps him not freeze in essential moments.
• No response IS a response.
• How we humans are conflict averse and how it causes us problems.
• Jason’s vision for the world.
• Ninja tip: Speak to someone ELSE about your difficult conversation first, to release charge. Then the actual conversation will be much smoother. Plus, they can listen for clarity and power.
• How Jason’s family stopped talking to each other because they didn’t know how to solve problems. And how this translates to the corporate world.
• Jason and David use a real conflict they’ve had in their relationship as an example.
• When you have an issue, should you bring it up or not?
• An example of how avoiding tough conversations can hurt a team.
• Practice at work and with friends – work up to family, as it’s often the hardest.

QUOTES: “When you try and preserve a relationship by avoiding a tough conversation, you can destroy the relationship” – Jason Gore “Speak to someone ELSE about your difficult conversation first, to release charge. Then the actual conversation will be much smoother” – Jason Gore “When you get employees talking to each other, everything gets better” – Jason Gore “When you avoid a tough conversation, you also avoid the likelihood of things getting better” – Jason Gore “You really get to know who people are by how they navigate conflict with you” – Jason Gore “Be soft on the person, hard on the problem” – Jason Gore “Tough Conversations – Missing Ingredient #1: Willingness to Own your world or perceptions” – Jason Gore “Tough Conversations – Missing Ingredient #2: Willingness to understand the other person’s world” – Jason Gore “Don’t have tough conversations when you’re upset” – Jason Gore “We’re talking about the easy stuff; we’re not talking about the harder stuff” – David Wood

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