Difficult conversations – Cambridge workshop details

Johnnie Moore

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I’m Johnnie Moore, and I help people work better together

Following up on my earlier post here’s the booking page for the Cambridge Workshop

In short, it’s a fresh approach to a subject that’s often approached in a very conventional and idealistic way. We’re looking to help people develop more original ways to deal with difficult conversations, avoiding moralising and strained and insincere efforts at politeness.

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