On the list of things I enjoy, anxiety would probably be near the bottom. Right next to root canals and letters from the IRS. Yet, I have learned that just like root canals and letters from the IRS, ...

Not many people like having difficult conversations. Yet, the reality is that, as leaders, we must be willing to sit with the difficult feelings involved and engage in hard conversations. From ...

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Difficult conversations are inevitable in any relationship—no matter the type. While they’re so essential, they’re also very uncomfortable, so it’s no surprise they’re often avoided like the plague.

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 ...

First, ask yourself what makes the conversation seem so challenging… The moment you need to raise something that matters to you but may not align with someone else’s priorities, you’re stepping into ...

Every organisation reaps the consequences of the conversations that it engages in and avoids. To lead is to make an active ...

What did it feel like when you had to have a difficult conversation with your friend, spouse, child, parent, neighbour, co-worker, employee, or employer? It wasn’t easy nor fun, was it? Our focus, ...

When the world of work turned upside down in 2020, we quickly adapted to Zoom calls, Slack threads and digital whiteboards. At first, this newfound flexibility felt liberating. But as we settle into a ...

I was traveling in the days immediately following Oct. 7, 2023, and consequently had my TA teaching my doctoral research methods class that week. When I returned the following week, I started the ...