Managers and employees need to have meaningful conversations. In professional collaborations, the reluctance to engage in challenging conversations can unravel the threads that bind a team together.

First, I want to acknowledge and celebrate your courage for reaching out, showing your ASK, and requesting support while working in a toxic work culture. It’s not easy and it’s evident that you desire ...

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Nearly every day you have to have hard conversations at work. Maybe it’s pushing back on your manager’s unrealistic deadline. Perhaps it’s confronting a colleague who consistently interrupts you in ...

(Mass Appeal) – No matter whether it’s at work or at home, there are times when you’ll need to have a difficult conversation with someone. By putting yourself in this uncomfortable position you will ...

Quick! What’s one thing that everybody tries to avoid even when it’s absolutely necessary? That is, besides getting a root canal? It’s initiating a difficult conversation with one's partner. Starting ...

Ever forced yourself to have a tough talk with someone in your life and found success? ‘Say More’ discusses how to have difficult conversations. What does it take to be a good communicator? Do you ...

Some conversations are tough. These conversations are where something is at stake. Giving feedback, verbalizing your opinion, setting a boundary. We tend to avoid these conversations because they make ...

Most people don’t relish the thought of difficult conversations and research from the Chartered Management Institute found that 57% of managers would do almost anything to avoid one[i]. According to ...

Author, attorney, and conversation expert Jefferson Fisher helps us understand how to approach and engage in conflict. If you said “not well,” let conversation expert Jefferson Fisher offer you ...