How leaders prepare for challenging conversations is just as important as how they conduct them, but these require a strategy, not a script, HR Daily Community member Jan Terkelsen says.
In this week's featured post, she outlines seven ways to prepare for difficult conversations, and a framework for conducting them and reflecting on the process.
Other interesting posts this week cover the essential elements of any succession plan, 'thinking traps' that can cause bias, how to strategically manage change, and more. Browse the posts here:
- How to prepare and conduct a difficult conversation as a manager - Jan Terkelsen
- Four proven elements of a successful succession plan - Lance Hodgson
- The five thinking traps - David Klaasen
- Managing change strategically: Stakeholder mapping - Alistair Kerr
- Six tips to establish assertive management - Catherine Gillespie
- Eight common alternative facts about employment law - Merilyn Speiser
- What's in a title? - Dan Jones
- An investigation in the balance - Zandy Fell
- Keeping your uniform policy fair - Fiona Anchal
- Defining your recruitment process - Dan Jones
- The empowered learner - Kiren Kahlon