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 ...

Difficult conversations at work are unavoidable sometimes. The good news is most people approach such discussions with collaborative — not combative — attitudes and intentions, according to the ...

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 ...

Today's graduates enter the workplace with low job experience but high expectations. You'll need fresh approaches to manage ...

If you want to advance in your career, you'll need to have uncomfortable conversations in the office, says workplace expert Henna Pryor. Skillfully navigating tense or awkward interactions, from ...

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 ...

Work conflicts can be uncomfortable, but managing them effectively is essential to your success, says workplace expert Henna Pryor. Whether you're asking your boss for a raise or receiving difficult ...

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 ...

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 ...

You've heard of the "compliment sandwich" — softening a critique by bookending it with praise. There's a 3-step method you might find more helpful when having a difficult conversation. It's similar ...

Tension: We’re told collaboration requires constant connection, yet some workplace conversations leave us inexplicably depleted despite fulfilling our professional duties. Noise: Popular advice ...