We are back with a series of recommendations for listening, watching and reading over the holiday season. This follow-up content is chosen and recommended by the BoxPlay team, helping you to explore topics further and reinforce the practice of High CQ principles. Here are some things that have helped us and we hope they can help you too. 

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1. How To Have A Difficult Conversation with Mel Robbins

‍‍Mel Robbins is a presenter, author and podcast host. You may have seen her TEDx talk on ‘How to stop screwing yourself over’. She is a master of emotional intelligence and great at giving High CQ quick tips for those difficult moments. 

Why BoxRecommends: This is a great short video with a lot of useful take-homes packed in to less than four and a half minutes.

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2. Harvard negotiator explains how to argue with Dan Shapiro

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Dan Shapiro is a Professor of Philosophy and a specialist in political and public policy. He is an expert at getting people to argue nicely as an important part of mastering communication.

Why BoxRecommends: We like how Dan brings negotiation into this and how he gives an introspective explanation as to why we might be the one making the conversation difficult.

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3. Difficult Conversations Made Easy (TEDxUCCI) by Joy Baldrige

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Joy Baldridge is an author and motivational speaker. Her TED talk is an hilarious and quirky take on the topic of difficult conversation.

Why BoxRecommends: We love Joy’s approach to this subject matter, this one is a really fun talk to listen to and watch.

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4. How to be great at difficult conversations (TEDxMaidMarianWay) by Fran Kershaw

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Fran Kershaw’s approach to difficult conversations is a much more sensitive approach coming from a perspective of her own difficult diagnosis. It focuses on transforming and owning the dialogue during a tough conversation, especially when you are the person feeling particularly vulnerable.

Why BoxRecommends: Fran’s approach comes from a compassionate perspective, we appreciate this because it deals with sensitive subjects and comes from a place of vulnerability. We recommend if you’ve got something particularly emotionally-sensitive to address this holiday.


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5. To Win You Must Lose: How to Argue Better (TEDxMcMinnville) by Dave Sumner

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Dr Dave Sumner reminds us that the power and practice of rhetoric is a 2,000 year old tradition for good reason.  

Why BoxRecommends: We celebrate Dave's use of "argument to learn”, rather than “argument to confirm”. We think this is a great principle to have when engaging in a heated debate.

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Please note:  this is a dedicated area for the collected list of suggestions from our team. They are not affiliated with BoxPlay, but many at Box have thoroughly enjoyed.