Why skills?
The skills on this page are conversation starters. An engaged person is skilled at making the tradeoffs needed to navigate each skill, they are wise to know which skill is appropriate for the situation. We use these skills in our coaching practice during office hours and in conversations with executives, managers, and individual contributors.
Each skill has a specific range where it applies, and a point beyond which it is counterproductive. We strive to point out those boundaries and as many of the applications of a given skill.
However, the skills are only useful when applied. We encourage you to read them, challenge them, and make them your own. Say them in your own way, and discover new ways how they can be stated, taught, or applied. Make them part of your personal or corporate culture.
Value skills
People skills
Power skills
- Seven Principles of Engaging Communication
- Care the most, cry the most
- Vulnerability is Power
- Don’t Get Wedged
- Mitigated Speech
Change skills
- Seven Principles of Engaging Communication
- Show me something I can say “No” to
- Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing
- Don’t Get Wedged
Communication skills
All Skills
- Avoid the Commodity Slice
- Care the most, cry the most
- Clear as Mud
- Don’t Get Wedged
- Elaborate the Obvious, Filibuster with Intent
- Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing
- Mitigated Speech
- Objection Handling
- Seven Principles of Engaging Communication
- Show me something I can say “No” to
- Triple A
- Vulnerability is Power
- We All Wear Masks