The Tonic of Provocative Conversation |
Wednesday Mar 28 2007
By Don Arnoudse
Bio
I get paid, and quite handsomely, for listening and talking to people. As a Personal and Executive Coach, I’ve engaged daily for the past six years in the most intimate, often surprising, and always intense dialogues with very interesting people who are dealing with high-stakes dilemmas in their professional and personal lives. Part of my process is to intentionally provoke them. Provoke them into thinking in unconventional ways, into getting in touch with deep feelings they’ve been avoiding, and coming to grips with uncomfortable realities they’ve been deferring. And they provoke me, in turn. By surfacing issues they haven’t discussed with anyone (in some cases, not even their spouses). They invite me to dive into the complexities of their situations and help simplify their choices, generate new possibilities and shine a light on their blind spots.[Read More]
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