The Gift of a Difficult Conversation
Feedback is often difficult to give, and even more difficult to receive. If we can try to give and receive feedback as a gift, we may all come to benefit from the learning and self-awareness it offers.
Posts Tagged: difficult conversation
How to Have Courageous Conversations
You’ve always wondered how to go about correctly asking for a raise or telling an employee you need to see better work from them. Now you can stop wondering and start practicing. Learn how to have these critical conversations and open communication with the following framework and tips.
Disagreement Doesn’t Have to Be Disagreeable
We disagree with things people say or do all the time. At work we may disagree with a method, an outcome, a piece of data, a decision, what is said, or how something is said. We shouldn’t be afraid to disagree; it is a natural part of good communication. Topics of great importance inspire passionateRead… Read more »
How to Have a Tough Work Conversation
Have you been putting off a tough conversation? Stewing about it? Losing sleep over it for days? (I’ve got one coming up that I’ve been dreading!) We tend to put off difficult conversations, whether we’re needing to confront a coworker, ask a boss for a raise, bring up behavioral issues with a subordinate, or discussRead… Read more »