Getting to Dialogue: A Communication Primer Donny Frank

This introduction explains why communication is so important, what exactly is communication, and why it's so hard to “get to dialogue”

This episode focuses on the first of the 4 core competencies - the ability to make room for others and accept them for who they are. It introduces the all-important “That’s ok workup!”

This episode begins a 4-part discussion on the 2nd of the four core competencies - knowing yourself. We begin the discussion with a focus on our behavioral tendencies. We’ll introduce the 1-3-9 workup, a basic tool that runs through all the talks on self-knowledge. 

In this episode, we are introduced to the first of 3 core influences that drive our tendencies and affect our overall performance - for better and for worse. Along the way, the 1-3-9 assumes a new identity as the low-tech, personal CT scan.

This episode introduces us to core values, the second of three cause of our reactions, options, and decisions. 

This episode focuses on the third and final cause that drives our tendencies - our negative character traits. This concludes the 4-part discussion on how to develop self-knowledge.