Jim & Jori Manske, Certified NVC Trainer:

Jim Manske offers practices to stay in dialogue without defensiveness, especially when it's difficult. Listen to Jim discuss the refining of our commitment to connection and how to respond to others' defensiveness too.

This recording is from the Taste of Compassionate Leadership monthly videoconference.

Keywords:

- empathy
- exercises/practices
- feelings
- honesty
- observation
- presence
- strategies
- compassion
- personal growth
- self compassion
- self talk
- leadership
- honest expression
- self connection
- truth
- enemy images
- curiosity
- self love
- Jim and Jori Manske
- Jim Manske
- Jori Manske