Knowing what to say at work can make or break your success. Erin McGoff shares practical scripts and strategies to help you ...

One mayor barrier to success in business and happiness in life is our inclination to avoid conflict—which often means to avoid having a difficult conversation. Learning how to have difficult ...

Working with senior executives taught me that leaders who advance their careers don't avoid tough conversations that make everyone else uncomfortable. Instead, they've figured out how to turn those ...

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arises when raising difficult topics. This universal challenge affects professional settings, personal relationships, and social interactions alike, creating barriers to effective communication when ...

This Q&A is part of Observer’s Expert Insights series, where industry leaders, innovators and strategists distill years of experience into direct, practical takeaways and deliver clarity on the issues ...

Difficult discussions often bring tension and uncomfortable silences. People struggle to find the right words when emotions ...

Conversations CEOs can’t avoid shape organizational trust and performance; learn four essential types to improve leadership outcomes, per McKinsey.

Offering fresh strategies and an updated format, our professional learning guide, Teaching Strategies: PD for Navigating Difficult Conversations, equips you with everything you need to make all your ...

It’s trickier than ever for teachers to manage class discussions of divisive topics—but it’s also crucial for students to learn and practice how to disagree respectfully, logically, and productively.

Last fall, lying on my lumpy living room couch in Brooklyn, I did a quick Google search regarding something I've long been interested in learning: "Croatian teachers near me." While very few in-person ...