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Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton and Sheila Heen

Difficult Conversations

Master the art of navigating high-stakes conversations with clarity, confidence, and compassion.
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What's You Learn?
Every difficult conversation is actually three conversations happening simultaneously – Difficult Conversations provides a framework for navigating challenging discussions successfully. This comprehensive conversation navigation guide and dialogue strategies reveal:
  • Three Conversations - What happened, feelings, and identity layers
  • Learning Stance - Shift from delivering message to learning
  • And Stance - Replace but with and to hold multiple truths
  • Contribution System - Focus on contribution, not blame
What most summaries miss: The "identity conversation" often drives everything else unconsciously. Navigate your Click.Apply.Grow™ difficult conversations: Explore all three layers. Adopt learning stance. Find mutual contribution. Skilled navigators resolve 85% of conflicts constructively. Go deeper. Resolve completely.

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About the Author

Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, and Sheila Heen are Harvard Negotiation Project leaders who transformed how 10 million people handle life's toughest conversations.

Combined 75+ years researching conflict resolution. Patton co-founded project with Roger Fisher, created interest-based negotiation. Stone advised on Iran-Contra. Heen mediates for Singapore Supreme Court. Triad Consulting serves Fortune 100 companies. Vantage Partners represents world's largest corporations. Harvard Law School faculty. Published in 30+ languages.

What sets them apart: Their "learning conversation" model shows why 95% of conflicts stem from different stories, not different facts.

Organizations using their methodology report 80% faster dispute resolution saving millions in litigation costs.

The Harvard trio ending unnecessary conflict.

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