Straight Talking
We all have to have conversations we would rather not have. A conversation feels hard when we feel anxious or worried, when the issue is important to us, when we care about what will happen and the people involved.
We will often make excuses for not having straight conversations and talk ourselves out of having them. But when we do that we let everyone down, the other person, ourselves and our teams.
Having a straight or difficult conversation does raise our anxiety, and this is normal. Learning to have these conversations does not mean our anxiety will go away, but it does mean we get better at managing our anxiety in such a way that we don't avoid them.
Developing skills in having straight conversations is a core capability for everyone, and especially those of us in leadership roles.
Programs we have run ...
Straight Talking
A training program that develops skills in having straight conversations and prepares participants for the next difficult conversation they need to have.
Coaching
One-on-one coaching emphasises and supports participants in having the conversations they need to have at work.