Fierce Conversations (Abridged): Achieving Success at Work & in Life, One Conversation at a Time Audiobook

" Good perspective on how to communicate within an organization and how those skills can extend into personal communications. "

" Really useful in business and management - not to mention in relationships. It's also enjoyably written and a very quick read. The principles really do work. "

" This book gives you the courage and the tools to say the hard things that are sometimes necessary in work and in love. Very practical. "

" Enjoyed this book so much that I also ordered her second book (Fierce Leadership). If you like and expect honest, respectful discussions at work - read this book! "

" Excellent book both for people who want to have more effective and authentic conversations in their business and personal lives.....plus for use by executive coaches. I especially loved the chapter on how to have more effective 1:1s. "

" This is a great book with lots if helpful suggestions! "

" Ugh, this was a hard book to get through. There are too many ideas, it's hard to pick out one that will work. Also, this lady thinks she's awesome and wants to tell you all about how awesome she is. She isn't awesome. "

" Excellent "self-help" on improving conversations, whether with yourself or others to learn more about what you or they should be doing to get on with life and relate better to others. "

" This was really a lot of common sense. There are some good lines and quotes, but that is about all. "

" Some really good content. Some really lame stories - but that is par for the genre. Definately more than a few tidbits that I will use in my life and for that it was worth it, considering it was required reading for a leadership program am I in. "

" An interesting, if somewhat idealistic, approach to having more effective, productive conversations at home and in the workplace. I like her ideas, but I'm skeptical about how to implement them. "

" Interesting ideas-more self improvement ideas than I expected. "

" This book helped me establish lasting relationships with my directs. It gave me a lot of insights on how simple questions can evoke interesting covnersations. "

" Great easy read for personal and professional life. Another one to read more than once. "

" Very helpful for someone who thinks of these things as being confrontational. "

" I highly recommend this. It's about cutting through to what's really important in your interactions with others, and it's a fabulous skill to have. "

" This is a great book. "

" This is a great book. If more people read this, there would be a lot less strife in the world. "

" Well written. Reminder that we need to be a player in our own life rather than a spectator. Had a hard time getting into the books cosmos, but message is powerful and appropriate. "

" I just couldn't get through all the homework...but there were a few good nuggets of information. "

" An interesting way to invest in relationships that matter, and a way to understand that many more matter than one might think! "

" Ok. I'll admit that I never quite finished this book. Some parts were a little too self-helpy for me. However, there was one chapter (can't remember which one) that went through step-by-step on how to construct and have a "fierce conversation"...that was the most beneficial part of the whole book. "

" This is a great book with lots if helpful suggestions! "

" This is a great book. If more people read this, there would be a lot less strife in the world. "

" A pretty obvious book about saying what you need to say to people and the value of doing so. "

" One of the few books out there that deals with the difficult tasks of dealing with people. If all is not wine and roses at work or at home, this is the book to read! "

" One of the best books for preparing for and handling difficult conversations. The book is focused on developing the readers personal vision, a process that can at times be confusing and daunting. "

" Excellent book both for people who want to have more effective and authentic conversations in their business and personal lives.....plus for use by executive coaches. I especially loved the chapter on how to have more effective 1:1s. "

" Actually I only listened to 1/2 of this book, as I cldnt stand it. Yap, yap, yap. I am very skeptical about self help books of this type at any rate, but really did not find anything at all here that I thought was going to change my life. "

" I don't read many business books, this exception was recommended by a friend. Very insightful, not just for business but applicable to all of life. Primary themes are honesty with yourself and others. The things we say, or don't say, impact our lives in ways many of us don't stop to consider. "

" I suppose it has good advice, but tedious. "

" Some really good content. Some really lame stories - but that is par for the genre. Definately more than a few tidbits that I will use in my life and for that it was worth it, considering it was required reading for a leadership program am I in. "

" Written by a coach, this book is full of insights that allow people to interact at a level other than news, sports and weather. The author demonstrates understanding on the art of asking important questions so that real relationships can grow deeper than surface level. "

" Everyone should read the section - Getting Real with Yourself. This books certainly forces one to analyze the way they approach conversations with oneself and with others. "

" very significant information. the concept of "ground truth" and the emphasis on going into an important conversation without making statements, but asking questions. "