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!
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"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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