Difficult Conversations with Courage and Compassion
If you avoid them, you lose credibility. If you bulldoze, you lose trust.
Build the skills to navigate tension, give hard feedback, and hold space for discomfort without flinching or escalating.
About this workshop
Difficult conversations don't get easier on their own. The leaders who handle them well aren't fearless, they've practised. This workshop builds that practice in a low-stakes setting so it's available when the stakes are real.
We work through performance conversations, conflict between peers, and the high-stakes moments where the right move depends on staying with the discomfort instead of escaping it.
What's covered
- Why we avoid difficult conversations, and what it costs
- A repeatable approach to opening, holding, and closing a hard conversation
- Managing your own physiology under pressure
- Live practice with coaching
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