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Forward Talk (The Bold New Method For Getting Teams Unstuck)
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| Expected release date is May 5th 2026 |
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Product Details
Author:
Gustavo Razzetti
Format:
Hardcover
Pages:
320
Publisher:
Ideapress Publishing (May 5, 2026)
Imprint:
Ideapress Publishing
Release Date:
May 5, 2026
Language:
English
Audience:
General/trade
ISBN-13:
9781646872473
ISBN-10:
1646872479
Weight:
23.2oz
Dimensions:
6" x 9" x 1.1"
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Eloquence-SimonSchuster_04142026_P9955637_onix30-20260414.xml
Folder:
Eloquence
List Price:
$30.95
Pub Discount:
65
Case Pack:
18
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P-SS
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Overview
Teams don’t get stuck because of poor communication skills. They get stuck because smart, capable people choose not to speak up—and leaders rarely notice until those patterns are hardwired.
People talk in circles, revisit old decisions, and mistake activity for progress. The result is conversational debt—the compound cost of the conversations people avoid. Not because they’re afraid, but because they’ve learned that speaking up doesn’t change anything.
Forward Talk exposes this hidden force that quietly drains performance, trust, and alignment. It reveals why the corporate obsession with “psychological safety” has become a bandage for deeper issues, how well-intended teams hide behind politeness, and what it takes to break through the false harmony that prevents real progress.
Drawing on twenty-five years of facilitating high-stakes conversations with Fortune 500 leaders and frontline teams in more than thirty countries, Gustavo Razzetti introduces a research-backed, practice-proven framework for turning stuck conversations into forward movement.
Readers will learn to recognize and reverse the three destructive conversational patterns that keep teams trapped:
Through real stories, diagnostic tools, and actionable practices, Forward Talk helps teams rebuild voice, agency, and momentum. It’s for leaders, facilitators, HR professionals, and change agents who know that success isn’t determined by effort—it’s determined by whether people believe their voices matter.
People talk in circles, revisit old decisions, and mistake activity for progress. The result is conversational debt—the compound cost of the conversations people avoid. Not because they’re afraid, but because they’ve learned that speaking up doesn’t change anything.
Forward Talk exposes this hidden force that quietly drains performance, trust, and alignment. It reveals why the corporate obsession with “psychological safety” has become a bandage for deeper issues, how well-intended teams hide behind politeness, and what it takes to break through the false harmony that prevents real progress.
Drawing on twenty-five years of facilitating high-stakes conversations with Fortune 500 leaders and frontline teams in more than thirty countries, Gustavo Razzetti introduces a research-backed, practice-proven framework for turning stuck conversations into forward movement.
Readers will learn to recognize and reverse the three destructive conversational patterns that keep teams trapped:
- Avoidance: staying silent or skirting the real issue, hoping it resolves itself
- Blame: focusing on who’s at fault instead of what’s next
- Groupthink: chasing false harmony and mistaking agreement for alignment
Through real stories, diagnostic tools, and actionable practices, Forward Talk helps teams rebuild voice, agency, and momentum. It’s for leaders, facilitators, HR professionals, and change agents who know that success isn’t determined by effort—it’s determined by whether people believe their voices matter.
