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EPISODE · May 21, 2025 · 44 MIN

"The Lost Art of Conversation One" | with Pete Colby, Founder, Pragmatism

from The Culture Whisperer - a podcast for HR, Communications and Business Leaders everywhere! · host Dawn Smedley

"The smallest things make the biggest difference. Welcome to The Culture Whisperer."We're losing the art of conversation at work — and it's costing us more than we realise. In this episode, Dawn is joined by Pete Colby, workplace mediator and founder of Pragmatism, for a conversation about what really happens when we stop talking to each other — and what it takes to start again.Pete shares why most workplace conflict starts not with a big falling out but with two people who only ever connected at task level, how intent is everything in a difficult conversation, and why getting to know people as people — not just colleagues — is the single most powerful culture whisper of all.Honest, practical and quietly profound. 🎙️Culture Whispers in this episode:Most conflict at work could have been resolved much earlier — if someone had just had a conversationTrust is the biggest word in the dictionary — and it starts with good intentGet to know people beyond the task. You'll be amazed what you find out — and what it changesAn important conversation with culture whispering at its heart!

"The smallest things make the biggest difference. Welcome to The Culture Whisperer."We're losing the art of conversation at work — and it's costing us more than we realise. In this episode, Dawn is joined by Pete Colby, workplace mediator and founder of Pragmatism, for a conversation about what really happens when we stop talking to each other — and what it takes to start again.Pete shares why most workplace conflict starts not with a big falling out but with two people who only ever connected at task level, how intent is everything in a difficult conversation, and why getting to know people as people — not just colleagues — is the single most powerful culture whisper of all.Honest, practical and quietly profound. 🎙️Culture Whispers in this episode:Most conflict at work could have been resolved much earlier — if someone had just had a conversationTrust is the biggest word in the dictionary — and it starts with good intentGet to know people beyond the task. You'll be amazed what you find out — and what it changesAn important conversation with culture whispering at its heart!

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