Challenge
“I’m just going to jump in here, because I think we’ve gone a little bit off track.”
Challenge
“Before we move on, let’s just check whether anyone has any more questions.”
Challenge
“Can we pause a minute; how does this connect to our main question?”
Challenge
“Pushing back on that, have we tested it enough? What could we do differently?”
Challenge
“Can I just step in here; we only have half an hour left to cover what we planned to cover, so let’s go back to our plan.”
Challenge
“Wait a moment; we said we’d hear from everyone before we made a decision.”
Challenge
“No, hang on I’ve got to stop you there; using that type of equipment with this breed of dog is not appropriate…“
Challenge
“Wait a minute, we haven’t heard any factual evidence yet.”
Challenge
“We need to be careful not to make an assumption about that.”
Challenge
“I think we might be losing the thread a bit, can we bring it back to what we were trying to decide?“
The Challenge voice in its dysfunctional version:
Challenge
Pressure
“Uh what do you mean by that? Um, I don’t understand. Why are you saying that? I don’t see why you’re saying that at this point. I’m not sure how that’s helping.”
Challenge
Pressure
“That’s not what we’re talking about; your point is completely irrelevant.”
Challenge
Pressure
“You never listen properly and as a result the quality of the conversation deteriorates every time you’re in it.”
Challenge
Pressure
“I can’t believe you want to talk about this again.”
Challenge
Pressure
“You’re doing it again! We don’t have time for this.”
Challenge
Pressure
“You’re talking nonsense!”
Challenge
Pressure
“Wait a minute! I want to challenge that.”
Challenge
Pressure
“You have no clue what you’re doing…”
Challenge
Pressure
“I think we’ve heard enough on that issue already; let’s change the subject.”
Challenge
Pressure
“Woah, woah, woah, just you hang on a minute!”