How to Have Difficult Conversations When You Don't Like Conflict
Kara Ronin
Leadership Coach. LinkedIn Top Voice Careers! 300K+ YouTube subs. I help emerging leaders build visibility, influence & core leadership skills. Udemy Instructor Partner 80K+ students.
Do you want to learn how to have difficult conversations at work when you don’t like conflict?
Knowing how to have difficult conversations in the office when you don’t like conflict is a common issue for emerging leaders.
You may need to give somebody negative feedback. Perhaps you need to talk about a sensitive issue like body odour. Or maybe you need to fire somebody.
These types of conversions are naturally difficult. In order to make them less difficult, most people make the mistake of trying to be as polite and indirect as possible. But this leaves the other person confused about what you’re saying, and the problem doesn’t get resolved.
In order to have difficult conversations with employees, you need to approach it with strategy and confidence.
In this podcast episode and YouTube video, I share with you strategies you can implement to have difficult conversations with people in the office. These strategies all revolve around assertive communication.
You will learn:
- In what situations do leaders need to have difficult conversations?
- Giving negative feedback and telling somebody they have bad body odour.
- Five steps to having a difficult conversation with somebody in the workplace.
- How to create a comfortable setting for the conversation.
- Making the other person feel safe in the conversation.
- Giving that person a choice so they’re more involved in the conversation.
- Assertive communication strategies to have difficult conversations.
- How to move the conversation to a solution.
Click here to listen to this episode on the podcast platform of your choice.
Resources mentioned:
- Assertive Communication Skills Masterclass Video Course (discount link)
- “5 Ways to Set Boundaries With Close Colleagues When You Get Promoted” (podcast)
- “How to Say No” (podcast)
- “How to Say No Confidently” (YouTube video)
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ABOUT Kara Ronin
Kara Ronin works with emerging leaders to help them increase their visibility and influence to unlock their leadership potential. Visit Kara’s website to find out how you can work with her, or send her a DM via LinkedIn.
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4 年Well written article