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Want to turn that bad feeling in the pit of your stomach and avoidance into a productive, learning conversation at home and on the job?! Join our no-cost, virtual book club focused on Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most (3rd Edition) written by communication experts and based on data from the Harvard Negotiation Project.
When are the Winter Sessions:
Jan-Feb Book Club Session: January 21, 28, February 4, 11, 18 & 25
on Wednesdays via Zoom - noon to 1 PM
Who Can Attend?
This book club is for the unique challenges faced by:
- Land & Sea Industry: Farmers, fishermen, industry workers, and processors.
- Industry Service providers who serve Maine’s food harvesters and producers.
- Conflict Professionals: Mediators, facilitators, conflict resolution practitioners, and students who support land & sea farmers, fishermen, and workers (or who plan to in the future!)
Who will be facilitating the MAMP Book Club?
Lucy Wess, MAMP Director, and a person whose life has been forever changed by this text!
Elizabeth (Nancy) Neal, MAMP Super Intern and Dairy Diva & Matriarch at Honey Brook Farm in Garland, Maine.
What You Will Learn:
Difficult conversations often derail because we argue about who is right. This book club will invite you to learn and explore how to shift from blame to contribution and from certainty to curiosity. You will gain practical tools to:
- Untangle the Three Conversations: Understand the underlying structure of conflict (The "What Happened?", Feelings, and Identity Conversations).
- Manage Emotions: Effectively identify and handle your own strong feelings and those of others.
- Start Constructively: Learn how to open a conversation from a neutral "Third Story" to create a safe space for learning and problem-solving.
- Improve Outcomes: Move beyond simple agreement to build stronger personal and working relationships.
Learning Platforms & Shared Spaces
- Platform: Hosted on BrightSpace for weekly asynchronous (at your own pace) discussion boards with prompts to prime the pump!
- Engagement: Weekly live Zoom meet-ups for discussion, activities, skill practice, case studies, Q&A, and more.
Important Details & Considerations
- Book Access: Participants are responsible for acquiring their own copy of Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most (3rd Edition) by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, and Sheila Heen.
- Hard Copy: Love your wallet and the planet, consider buying a used/ previously loved 3rd edition
- Audio Book: widely available across listening platforms
- If you need financial support to access our winter book club text (in either format), please check that below, and our MAMP staff will follow up with you directly to make.that.happen!
- Time Commitment: We encourage participants to commit to the full 6-week session they register for.
- Reading: Expect to read approximately 40–60 pages per week.
- Discussion Board: Plan for 15–30 minutes per week to post your thoughtful response to the prompt and engage with other participants' posts on BrightSpace.
- Zoom Meet-up: Plan for 60 minutes per week for the live discussion and skill practice session.
- Confidentiality: Participants agree to maintain the privacy and confidentiality of any sensitive personal or business examples shared by other members during discussions and Zoom meetings.
- Tech Needs: You will need reliable internet connections, a computer/tablet to access the BrightSpace platform, and a microphone/webcam for the weekly Zoom meet-ups.
Accommodations: If you need a reasonable accommodation, including financial support to access our winter book club text (in either format), to participate in this course, please contact Lucy Wess at lucille.wess@maine.edu.
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