3 Tips to Having Hard Conversations

Everyone struggles with hard conversations.  It is the worst when we know they are coming!  We can't sleep at night.  We think about what we will say over and over and over. We ask our family and friends if what we have planned to say sounds like we want it to sound.  We play out all the possible responses of the other person.  And then we worry about every outcome available.  It doesn't have to be that when.  When we lead teams, we can lead them through hard conversations in ways that are helpful and productive, ways that won't keep us up at night.  Check out this episode for three things I ALWAYS do to get through hard conversations as a leader.