Conversations are a Universal Tool w/ Chuck Wisner

People Business w/ O'Brien McMahon

Chuck Wisner has spent 30 years as a trusted advisor, coach, and teacher in communication, human dynamics, and leadership excellence. He has worked with leaders and their teams in Fortune 200 companies. He also trained in mediation and worked as a senior mediator affiliated with the Harvard Mediation Program at the Harvard Law School, and later, was associated with MIT’s Center for Organizational Learning. His book, The Art of Conscious Conversations – Transforming How We Talk, Listen, and Interact, explores how to heighten our awareness and become more conscious in our conversations.

Mentioned on the Show

• Learn more at Chuck Wisner’s website: https://www.chuckwisner.com/
• Get Chuck’s book, The Art of Conscious Conversations: https://a.co/d/hfPRSmK
• Connect with Chuck on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuck-wisner
• Listen to the People Business interview with Charles Feltman, author of The Thin Book of Trust: https://peoplebusinesspodcast.com/charlesfeltman/

Timestamps
(02:53) - What is the ‘ontology of language’?

(06:02) – The impact of worldview on the language we use. What is a ‘master story’?

(09:33) – How can we let go of worldviews or change a master story?

(13:15) – How can we contend with negative views of ourselves?

(15:54) – Opinion vs fact: What questions can we ask ourselves about the stories we tell?

(21:34) – How can we break negative patterns and form healthy, positive new patterns?

(24:47) - The four questions: how to explore our thinking during our reactions

(34:27) - Collaboration and collaborative conversations: What makes for good collaborators?

(43:18) - "Conversations are the one human universal tool that we share."