# Why We Resist Improving Our Communication Skills

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Podcast: [Communication Psychology and HR – with Gerhard Ohrband](https://stenobird.com/podcast/communication-psychology-and-hr-with-gerhard-ohrband-7155749)
Published: 2026-05-16T06:30:05+00:00
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## Resource

Improving communication is rarelyjust about learning a few techniques. It often challenges our identity, habits,emotional comfort zone, and even the expectations other people have about us. Sometimes growth feels wrongprecisely because it is real growth. #CommunicationSkills #Psychology#PersonalDevelopment #Leadership #EmotionalIntelligence #BehaviorChange#CommunicationTraining #SelfDevelopment

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