{"id":1817,"date":"2009-05-22T07:55:03","date_gmt":"2009-05-22T06:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/progmanager.wordpress.com\/?p=837"},"modified":"2009-05-22T07:55:03","modified_gmt":"2009-05-22T06:55:03","slug":"holding-difficult-conversations-at-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2009\/05\/22\/holding-difficult-conversations-at-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Holding Difficult Conversations at Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Much of my work is about providing managers with safe and effective ways to have conversations that they would instinctively prefer to avoid.\u00a0 Conversations about behaviours and approaches that don&#8217;t contribute towards excellent performance.<\/p>\n<p>If they do choose to address the issue most managers have to force themselves to say things, to use words and phrases that are not (yet), a part of their everyday management vocabulary.<\/p>\n<p>There is a great post <a href=\"http:\/\/www.allthingsworkplace.com\/2009\/05\/managers-tough-conversations-and-training.html\">here <\/a>by Steve Roesler that offers some useful and practical insights into getting these difficult conversations right.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Share this Post<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"sharepost\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=&amp;body=http%3A%2F%2Fprogmanager.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F05%2F22%2F%3Cspan+id%3D%22editable%2Dpost%2Dname%22+title%3D%22Click+to+edit+this+part+of+the+permalink%22%3Eholding%2Ddiffic%2026ations%2Dat%2Dwork%2F\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.picturesurf.org\/img\/shreml.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fprogmanager.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F05%2F22%2F%3Cspan+id%3D%22editable%2Dpost%2Dname%22+title%3D%22Click+to+edit+this+part+of+the+permalink%22%3Eholding%2Ddiffic%2026ations%2Dat%2Dwork%2F\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.picturesurf.org\/img\/shrfb.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=http%3A%2F%2Fprogmanager.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F05%2F22%2F%3Cspan+id%3D%22editable%2Dpost%2Dname%22+title%3D%22Click+to+edit+this+part+of+the+permalink%22%3Eholding%2Ddiffic%2026ations%2Dat%2Dwork%2F\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.picturesurf.org\/img\/shrtwr.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/digg.com\/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fprogmanager.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F05%2F22%2F%3Cspan+id%3D%22editable%2Dpost%2Dname%22+title%3D%22Click+to+edit+this+part+of+the+permalink%22%3Eholding%2Ddiffic%2026ations%2Dat%2Dwork%2F&amp;title=&amp;bodytext=&amp;media=&amp;topic=\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.picturesurf.org\/img\/shrdig.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/save?v=5&amp;noui&amp;jump=close&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fprogmanager.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F05%2F22%2F%3Cspan+id%3D%22editable%2Dpost%2Dname%22+title%3D%22Click+to+edit+this+part+of+the+permalink%22%3Eholding%2Ddiffic%2026ations%2Dat%2Dwork%2F&amp;title=\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.picturesurf.org\/img\/shrdel.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Posts\"><ul class=\"entry-meta\"><li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Some thoughts on Best City outcomes\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/07\/05\/some-thoughts-on-best-city-outcomes\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Some thoughts on Best City outcomes<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Getting to Grips with Social Finance &#8211; FREE TRAINING\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/06\/12\/getting-to-grips-with-social-finance-free-training\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Getting to Grips with Social Finance &#8211; FREE TRAINING<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Making Progress Through Austerity\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/05\/16\/making-progress-through-austerity\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Making Progress Through Austerity<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Improving Employability&#8230;\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/05\/15\/improving-employability\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Improving Employability&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"How Should We Recognise a Successful Economy?\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/05\/11\/how-should-we-recognise-a-successful-economy\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">How Should We Recognise a Successful Economy?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Much of my work is about providing managers with safe and effective ways to have conversations that they would instinctively prefer to avoid.\u00a0 Conversations about behaviours and approaches that don&#8217;t contribute towards excellent performance. 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