The Third Chair: The Uncomfortable Conversation Guide for Work, Relationships and Life

By Dragan Andrić

Every difficult conversation has three chairs.

One belongs to you. One belongs to the other person. The third belongs to the conversation itself.

The Third Chair is the perspective you step into when you stop asking only, "How do I prove my side?" and begin asking, "What does this conversation actually need?" It does not require you to abandon your boundaries, dilute the truth, or pretend that every side is equally right. It gives you enough distance to see more clearly - and enough steadiness to choose what you do next.

Drawing on real conversations across workplaces, relationships, cultures, and stages of life, Dragan Andric offers a practical, deeply human way to approach the discussions most of us would rather avoid.

Inside, you will learn how to:

- prepare before emotion takes over;
- understand what may be happening beneath the words;
- protect the purpose and dignity of the conversation;
- speak honestly without turning honesty into a weapon;
- listen without surrendering your own voice; and
- release the outcome when your part is complete.

These are not six techniques for controlling another person. They are six decisions about how you will show up: Prepare. Understand. Protect. Speak. Listen. Release.

For a conversation with a colleague, partner, friend, family member - or yourself - The Third Chair helps you move from avoidance and reaction toward clarity, care, and courage.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HGGSGBLY
• ISBN13: 9798194427895
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 179 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.4" x 6.0"