Heavy-sounding topics today, but ones we really need to learn how to create dialogue around. I know I've been teased about using the term dialogue so much, but I'll take the teasing because I feel really strongly about that being a skill that would help so much in our understanding of different points of view.… Continue reading Echo Chambers, Self Awareness and Self Deception.
Category: Communication
Why do we need to justify our decisions?
Today's topic is kind of deep, but it's the reflection I'm in. I started thinking about Self-Deception because my Saturday MasterMind group is studying this book. And it got me thinking about a lot of things ... Take a listen and see if you can relate. I talk about Leadership and Self Deception and also… Continue reading Why do we need to justify our decisions?
Don’t worry about what to say.
If we don't know exactly what to say, many people say nothing. But how is saying nothing making a positive difference? Listen in as I work through some of my own challenges in finding a place to work things out in public.
Just Talk
A lot of amazing things have happened in the world because someone first talked about making them happen. While you might think talk is "just talk," without those initial formulations of thought, we could never have gotten to the results from the Declaration of Independence, the U.S Constitution, or even the menu items at your… Continue reading Just Talk
Speak Truth. Be Civil.
Have we gotten to the point in our world where we would rather be right than happy? Dan Crenshaw calls this Outrage Culture. Is it possible to speak your truth while still being civil? Today on Bock Talks we talk about Dan Crenshaw, the congressman from Texas who is also a veteran who lost his… Continue reading Speak Truth. Be Civil.