Navigating Conversations with Avoidant Personalities: 5 Archetypes & Communication Strategies
13 min readMay 5, 2024
How do we speak with people who avoid conversations? This is a universal challenge for leaders, alongside leading through resistance to change.
I tackled this topic for our April 2023 Mental Model Dōjō community session. In this 22-minute video, I share five archetypes of avoidant personalities and corresponding communication strategies.
Dig in, this is key leadership learning!
(Slides and transcript below video.)
Slides & Transcript
Navigating conversations with avoidant personalities. We all have experiences of feeling like we’re talking to a brick wall when speaking to someone.
“Why can’t I have a normal conversation with this person?” Frustrating isn’t it.
Let’s talk about that today.
