3 Parts

What happened

Feelings involved

Identity

You

Them

Avoid blame

Think about contributions

Don't ignore

Express

Everyone has sensitive spots

View of yourself

Bad impact != bad person

Core to self identity

Competent

Good at what you do

Worthy of love/praise

Switches people off

Results in a defensive response

Yours

Theirs

Actions prior

Attitude

Share

Good people can have bad feelings

Can hold an alternative truth

Don't assume

Don't guess intentions

Try to avoid getting defensive

Don't judge them harsher than yourself

Not a saint

Stay honest about intentions

Have an end goal before

Think long term

Can't force change

When it's ok to let go

Not important enough

Conflict is only in you

Can be solved by actions rather than words

Why discuss?

Learn

Solve problem(s)

Express views

Don't hit and run

2 way conversation

Stay humble

If attacked regain balance

Other people don't same view of you as you do

Motivations are complex

Can be both good and bad at same time

Yours

Theirs

Stay open

Avoid any judgement

Mediate

Think how would an external view this?

Open by describing 3rd party POV

Not your story

Not their story

Only idiots pretend they don't feel

Don't use as a weapon

Use "I feel..."

Try to avoid blame/judgement

Think would both parties agree with this statement?

Focus on your goals

Make time

Deep dive

Purpose

Purpose

Ok to persist if their don't agree

Think about weaknesses before hand

Ok to take a break

Ok to bring it up again

Learn #

Listen

Don't disguise statements as questions

Don't cross examine

Ask open ended questions

Ask for concrete examples

Paraphrasing

Shows interest

Checks understanding

Acknowledge their feelings

listening != agreeing

Empathise

Have an opinion

Failure to express == feeling unfilled

Start with most important reason

Express it

Be entitled #

Your view matters

Say exactly what you mean

No subtext

Don't ease in

Ok to both praise and criticise

Avoid exaggeration

Seek clarity

Paraphrase

Ask them to paraphrase

Ask how they "see it differently"

Share where your opinion comes from

Avoid "Never"

Avoid "Always"

Leading #

Reframe

Intent != impact #

Listen

Persist

Be explicit

Agreement

It takes two to agree

Don't be afraid to walk away

Be comfortable with it

Say what's missing

Tell them what you need

Ask

What do they need?

Their advice

Invent options

Look for external standards

Share responsibility

Invest time

People respect it

People don't have to like it #

Paraphrase #

Ask questions

Say exactly what you see

Ok to call people out

Be prepared for hard work