{"product_id":"hard-conversations-unpacked-the-whos-the-whens-and-the-what-ifs-paperback","title":"Hard Conversations Unpacked: The Whos, the Whens, and the What-Ifs - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJennifer B. Abrams\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLearn to speak up for what really matters\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Tough talks are never easy, but in her best-selling book, \u003cem\u003eHaving Hard Conversations\u003c\/em\u003e, Jennifer Abrams showed educators how to speak intentionally with colleagues about work-related issues through a planned, interactive, and personal approach. In this sequel, she moves readers deeper into the nuances of how to prepare for those conversations while building expectations for positive and meaningful outcomes. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Putting clarity before accountability, or by being clear about what should be understood before going in, can and will increase the favorable results of those tough talks. With an emphasis on what needs to happen before, during, and after hard conversations, this resource explores\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat humane, growth-producing, and \"other-centered\" conversations sound like\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow race, culture, gender, and generational filters influence perceptions and how to account for them\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to spot and work with organizational dynamics that could influence discussions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to conduct hard conversations with supervisors\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlan for positive outcomes from hard conversations. Let this resource empower you to expect and professionally navigate environmental influences, unexpected pushback, and uncomfortable silences toward real understanding and progress.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cem\u003e\"Abrams, who cites a broad and current body of literature, provides a valuable rationale for why certain ways of talking are more effective than others.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eRobert J. Garmston - Professor Emeritus \u0026amp; Co-Developer of COgnitive Coaching \u0026amp; Adaptive Schools\u003cbr\u003e California State University, Sacramento\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003e\"In order to grow as learners, educators and leaders, we need to be provided with feedback that will enhance our growth. That feedback doesn′t come easily. We shy away from providing honest feedback because we′re afraid it will be \"taken the wrong way.\" That is why I love Having Hard Conversations 2.0. Jennifer Abrams brings us through the process beautifully with a great deal of honesty, and we can learn a great deal from her insight. This is an important read for anyone in education.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePeter De Witt - Former School Principal\u003cbr\u003e Finding Common Ground Blog, Corwin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJennifer Abrams\u003c\/strong\u003e is an international educational and communications consultant for public and private schools, hospitals, universities and non-profits. She trains and coaches teachers, administrators, nurses, hospital personnel and others on successful instructional practices, new employee support, supervision and evaluation, generational savvy, having hard conversations and effective collaboration skills.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Palo Alto USD (Palo Alto, CA), Abrams led professional development sessions and provided new teacher and supervisor trainings at both the elementary and secondary level. From 2000-2011, she was lead coach for the Palo Alto-Mountain View-Los Altos-Saratoga-Los Gatos Consortium's Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment Program. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her educational consulting work, she has presented at annual conferences such as Learning Forward, ASCD, NASSP, and the New Teacher Center Annual Symposium, as well as at the Teachers' and Principals' Centers for International School Leadership. Her communications consulting in the health care sector includes training and coaching work at the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula and Stanford Hospitals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer publications include \u003cem\u003eHaving Hard Conversations, \u003c\/em\u003e published by Corwin Press in 2009, the chapter \"Habits of Mind for the School Savvy Leader\" in Art Costa's and Bena Kallick's book \u003cem\u003eLearning and Leading with Habits of Mind: 16 Essential Characteristics for Success, \u003c\/em\u003e and contributions to the book \u003cem\u003eMentors in the Making: Developing New Leaders for New Teachers\u003c\/em\u003e published by Teachers College Press. Her most recent book with co-author Valerie Von Frank, \u003cem\u003eGenerational Savvy: How to be Effective with Educators of All Generations, \u003c\/em\u003e was published by Corwin Press in 2013.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe considers herself a \"voice coach,\" helping others learn how to best use their voices, be it in a group, in front of a classroom, coaching a colleague, in a supervisory role and most recently in writing for the stage, as she does as a Board Member of the National New Play Network. Abrams holds a Master's degree in Education from Stanford University and a Bachelor's degree in English from Tufts University. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWatch clips of Abrams′ interview with NPR′s Claudio Sanchez, from the ASCD Master Class Leadership Series\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 10.8 x 8.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 05, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43427427680323,"sku":"9781506302904","price":50.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/store7994.com\/products\/hard-conversations-unpacked-the-whos-the-whens-and-the-what-ifs-paperback","provider":"STORE 7994","version":"1.0","type":"link"}