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'This is a life-changing book. Read it three times and then give a copy
to anyone you care about. It will make things better' – Seth Godin,
author of This is Marketing
'All you need is Buster Benson. His methods are instantly actionable,
[and] his writing is funny and relatable' – Adam Grant, author of
Originals
Why Are We Yelling is Buster Benson's essential guide to having more
honest and constructive arguments.
The way we argue is broken. Whether it’s about Brexit, the existence of
ghosts, the best burger in the city or who’s allowed to sit in your
favourite chair, we end up digging our heels in and yelling at one
another or choosing to avoid heated topics entirely. There has to be a
better way.
Buster Benson, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur with two decades of
experience facilitating hard conversations at some of the biggest tech
companies in the world, recommends eight things to try in order to make
disagreements more productive. By applying these eight new habits, we
can flip frustrating, unproductive disagreements into ones that bear
fruit and bring people closer together.
In this book you'll master practical skills to make your disagreements
more productive by:
- Understanding four ways of disagreeing that are more valuable than
simply ‘winning’ the argument
- Identifying the kind of argument you’re having so you know how best
to negotiate it
- Articulating the best possible version of your opponent’s argument
before attacking it
With this toolkit we can explore more possibilities and perspectives in
the world, simply because we’ll no longer be afraid to wade into scary
topics of conversation.
'This is a life-changing book. Read it three times and then give a
copy to anyone you care about. It will make things better' - Seth
Godin, author of This is Marketing 'All you need is Buster Benson.
His methods are instantly actionable, [and] his writing is funny
and relatable' - Adam Grant, author of Originals Why Are We Yelling
is Buster Benson's essential guide to having more honest and
constructive arguments. The way we argue is broken. Whether it's
about Brexit, the existence of ghosts, the best burger in the city
or who's allowed to sit in your favourite chair, we end up digging
our heels in and yelling at one another or choosing to avoid heated
topics entirely. There has to be a better way. Buster Benson, a
Silicon Valley entrepreneur with two decades of experience
facilitating hard conversations at some of the biggest tech
companies in the world, recommends eight things to try in order to
make disagreements more productive. By applying these eight new
habits, we can flip frustrating, unproductive disagreements into
ones that bear fruit and bring people closer together. In this book
you'll master practical skills to make your disagreements more
productive by: - Understanding four ways of disagreeing that are
more valuable than simply 'winning' the argument - Identifying the
kind of argument you're having so you know how best to negotiate it
- Articulating the best possible version of your opponent's
argument before attacking it With this toolkit we can explore more
possibilities and perspectives in the world, simply because we'll
no longer be afraid to wade into scary topics of conversation.
Why Are We Yelling is Buster Benson’s essential guide to having more
honest and constructive arguments.
Have you ever walked away from an argument and suddenly thought of all
the brilliant things you wish you'd said? Do you avoid certain family
members and colleagues because of bitter, festering tension that you
can't figure out how to address?
Now, finally, there's a solution: a new framework that frees you from
the trap of unproductive conflict and pointless arguing forever.
If the threat of raised voices, emotional outbursts, and public discord
makes you want to hide under the conference room table, you're not
alone. Conflict, or the fear of it, can be exhausting. But as this
powerful book argues, conflict doesn't have to be unpleasant. In fact,
properly channeled, conflict can be the most valuable tool we have at
our disposal for deepening relationships, solving problems, and coming
up with new ideas.
As the mastermind behind some of the highest-performing teams at
Amazon, Twitter, and Slack, Buster Benson spent decades facilitating
hard conversations in stressful environments. In this book, Buster
reveals the psychological underpinnings of awkward, unproductive
conflict and the critical habits anyone can learn to avoid it. Armed
with a deeper understanding of how arguments, you'll be able to:
- Remain confident when you're put on the spot
- Diffuse tense moments with a few strategic questions
- Facilitate creative solutions even when your team has
radically different perspectives
Why Are We Yelling will shatter your assumptions about what makes
arguments productive. You'll find yourself having fewer repetitive,
predictable fights once you're empowered to identify your biases,
listen with an open mind, and communicate well.
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