Question

Select all that apply
Why can embracing difficult conversations be a good idea?
1. t allows everyone involved to adopt a judging stance safely.
2. The risk of an undesirable outcome is eliminated if the situation is embraced.
3. Colleagues often respect each other more if they know they can safely disagree.
4. The exchange of competing ideas reflects open and honest communication.

Answer 1

3 and 4

Briefly: embracing difficult conversations fosters psychological safety and mutual respect (3), and enables open, honest exchange of competing ideas (4). Statements 1 and 2 are incorrect — adopting a "judging stance" is counterproductive, and embracing a situation does not eliminate the risk of undesirable outcomes.