Commit to a Pushback Log
Commit to logging three real pushback moments using LAARC, steelmanning, and reframing.
log three real handling-pushback moments after meetings, Slack threads, stakeholder reviews, customer calls, or one-on-ones handling-pushback practice for live workplace objections where the first reflex is to defend, concede, explain, or avoid After each pushback moment, write six short lines: 1. Exact words they used. 2. Protected concern: workload, risk, fairness, trust, autonomy, status, timing, or proof. 3. Strongest version of their objection. 4. Stone/Heen layer: What Happened, Feelings, or Identity. 5. What I actually said. 6. Better LAARC line next time: acknowledge the concern, ask one assessment question, respond to the diagnosed concern, and confirm what remains. In 3…
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