The Dating Den

Marni welcomes the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Battle-tested CEO Krister Ungerböck to the podcast to discuss a communication framework that can save relationships at work and home. Krister shares simple verbal shifts that can transform conversations, reduce conflict, and create intimacy within your relationships.    Key takeaways from this episode:  Ask questions without making people defensive Create safety in a relationship What makes words so powerful Bring awareness to a relationship issue in a playful way   What is TalkShift? [4:03] TalkShift is a communication framework Krister developed after watching many of his business and personal relationships fall apart. Two weeks after stepping down from his position as CEO, his wife walked out on him. He thought he was a good leader but later realized no one wanted to be in a relationship with him.  We don't need to change people, we just need to change our words  Krister describes what makes language powerful and how to  use the question words,