In this episode of Partnering Leadership, Mahan Tavakoli speaks with Chuck Wisner, author of The Art of Conscious Conversations: Transforming How We Talk, Listen, and Interact. Chuck Wisner spoke about the power of stories in shaping our lives and interactions with others, the importance of self-awareness, and our egos' role in conversations. Finally, Chuck Wisner shared the four universal types of conversations and how we can maximize the effectiveness of each.

Some Highlights:

-Chuck Wisner on why we live in conversations like fish live in water

-How to break out of patterns of unproductive behaviors to be able to have conscious conversations 

-How to avoid the common pitfalls that cause our conversations to go sideways.

-Chuck Wisner on why the stories we tell ourselves are not the truth and why we should investigate the stories we tell ourselves 

-How our stories and other people's stories interact

Connect with Chuck Wisner:

The Art of Conscious Conversations: Transforming How We Talk, Listen, and Interact on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Art-Conscious-Conversations-Transforming-Interact-ebook/dp/B09WWR4D5R/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2JMCB3UEOXOM1&keywords=chuck+wisner&qid=1666806686&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIwLjkwIiwicXNhIjoiMC42MiIsInFzcCI6IjAuMzcifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=chuck+wisner%2Caps%2C93&sr=8-1)  

Chuck Wisner Website (https://chuckwisner.com/)

Chuck Wisner LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuck-wisner/)

Chuck Wisner Twitter (https://twitter.com/chuck_wisner)

Connect with Mahan Tavakoli:

MahanTavakoli.com (https://mahantavakoli.com/)

Mahan Tavakoli on LinkedIn (https://linkedin.com/in/mahan)

More information and resources are available at the Partnering Leadership Podcast website: 

PartneringLeadership.com (https://www.partneringleadership.com/)

Connect with Mahan Tavakoli:

Mahan Tavakoli Website (https://mahantavakoli.com/)

Mahan Tavakoli on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mahan/)

Partnering Leadership Website (https://www.partneringleadership.com/)