Description Effective leaders are good communicators.
In Critical Conversations as Leadership, Dr.
William A.
Donohue describes conversation as a card game called Card Talk.
The key to successful business communication and interpersonal communication is to select the right Talk Cards in the right situations to accomplish your communication goals.
Critical Conversations as Leadership will walk you through the process of selecting the right card or cards, so that you can think strategically about how to get your points across.
Card Talk teaches communicators to think strategically and to think ahead of critical conversations and to not 'think behind' or reactively.
The Leader Card is fundamental to playing and winning conversation games, as is learning when and how it should be played.
In addition to the Leader Card, business professionals need a large deck of both personal and professional cards to give them the flexibility they need to play communication games effectively.
Casual conversation creates the foundation upon which problem-solving and conflict evolves.
Knowing which cards to use in the Casual Conversation Game is an important factor in successful conversation.
Playing the Decision-making Game, especially in a group situation, requires many different cards to be played.
Critical Conversations as Leadership teaches when to use the Leadership Card, the Colleague card, The Expert Card and many others to promote a team atmosphere and allow individuals to freely exchange information.
Negotiating is often adversarial, it does not have to be.
Learning how to resolve conflict allows effective leaders to communicate in a collaborative and successful way.
Performance appraisals often dreaded by both the employer and the employee.
Playing The Performance Appraisal Game effectively will allow leaders to painlessly inspire and energize their team members in order to get the most out of each employee.
Effective presentations require multiple cards be played along with the r.
Front Edge Publishing, Llc Critical conversations as leadership: driving change with card talk/william a. donohue
