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Crucial Skills | A Blog by Crucial Learning

AUGUST 3, 2022 • VOL. 20 ISSUE 31

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Are you focused or frenzied?

The opportunities today for diversion and distraction are endless. But what toll do they take on your attention, your productivity, even your relationships?

Tell us about your focus (or lack thereof) in this short survey. Your input helps us uncover important workplace topics and trends, and we’ll enter you in a drawing for a $50 USD Amazon gift card.
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HOW TO REDUCE WORKPLACE STRESS IN A DOWNTURN

by Kerry Patterson

What happens to people’s emotions during an extended downturn in the economy?

According to a survey we conducted during the last US economic recession, 80 percent of respondents felt that their stress levels increased because of the recession, and more than half said that, as a result of that added stress, the intensity level of daily business and family conversations had increased dramatically.

Does this added stress motivate or help people to hold important business and family conversations in a professional and calm manner? No.
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FOUR CRUCIAL CONVERSATIONS FOR UNCERTAIN ECONOMIC TIMES

During the last economic downturn, we surveyed 2,000 managers and executives and identified four crucial moments organizations face during times of economic uncertainty. Download the research study to learn about these crucial moments and how to handle them.
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HOW TO RESPOND TO FALSE INFORMATION

Sometimes it can feel as though this Age of Information has become the Age of Misinformation. How should you respond to false claims? Here are a few tips.
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Crucial Conversations for Mastering Dialogue®

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  • Resolve conflict.
  • Speak your mind truthfully and tactfully.
  • Reach alignment when stakes are high and opinions vary.
  • Navigate the most important interactions at home and work.
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If you avoid conflict to keep the peace, you start a war inside yourself.
 

—Cheryl Richardson