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How to Say the Hard Thing and Keep the R...

SIMON SINEK
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Every lasting relationship has survived at least a few hard conversations.  But most of us would still rather not have them... So we put them off and tell ourselves the tension will fade on its own. Instead it goes underground: into the stories we build about people, the resentments we quietly collect, and the side-texts we send about a colleague we won't ... Show More
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