Knowing what to say at work can make or break your success. Erin McGoff shares practical scripts and strategies to help you ...

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We’ve all been there: the fluorescent light flickering above, your stomach in knots, voices at the table becoming raised, including your own. Nearly everyone experiences difficult conversations at ...

Sometimes you need to have a difficult conversation with a coworker. Perhaps they did something to upset you, or perhaps they engage in an ongoing behavior that is troublesome. These conversations are ...

I was chatting to a ‘Head of’ the other day, who was asking me whether I could help her solve an issue with a team member – namely, a manager that reported into her. According to this leader, her ...

You can spend years building credibility at work and still feel unprepared for the moment you need to say something uncomfortable. That one difficult conversation you wish you could avoid often turns ...

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Difficult conversations — whether you’re telling a client the project is delayed or presiding over an unenthusiastic performance review — are an inevitable part of management. How should you prepare ...

Written in collaboration with Melanie Sodka, capacity management expert and author of Diary of a Functioning Burnout. In our work with leaders, professionals, and high performers who care deeply about ...