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DIFFICULT-CONVERSATIONS4 MIN READ

Defuse Defensiveness in One Move

Respond to defensiveness by reflecting concern and returning to purpose.

You are in a tense feedback conversation. The other person is not just disagreeing; they are questioning whether the conversation is fair. Your job is to make safety visible without surrendering the topic, then move back to observable facts and a workable request.

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