Ladder
Difficult Conversations
100

How long does it take for a person to run through this entire process?

Split Second

100

What are the three conversations that go on all at the same time?

What happened, Feelings, Identity

200

What is the problem with not realizing when this takes place?

This snap judgment can affect all future encounters

200

This conversations are almost never about the_____

Facts

300

Where is the disconnect that causes the “Awareness Gap”?

Intent Vs. Impact

300

What is the biggest cause for our miscommunications?

Our Filters

400

What are the three sources of toxicity in difficult conversations?

Overconfidence in our presumptions, blaming, assume we know what people intended

400

What is the first step in the ladder of inference?

Select Data

500

What is the biggest issue with our inner voice during a difficult conversation?

It is full of toxic waste

500

The problem with perceptions is that they are _____ and ______

Partisan and incomplete

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