Difficult conversations

Guidance on managing the stickier situations in the workplace.
<img width="256" height="196" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/blog-feature-image-master.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="Praise in public. Criticize in private." decoding="async" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/blog-feature-image-master.jpg 1044w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/blog-feature-image-master-300x230.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/blog-feature-image-master-1024x785.jpg 1024w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/blog-feature-image-master-768x589.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />Constructive feedback examples: 4-step guide<img width="32" height="32" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/headshot-150x150.jpg" class="avatar" alt="Nicole Kahansky&#039;s avatar" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />Nicole Kahansky
Constructive feedback is essential to the growth of your team and organization. Yet so few of us are good at…
May 6, 2021
<img width="256" height="196" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/leading-in-a-crisis.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="this is a crisis. not a remote movement." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/leading-in-a-crisis.jpg 1044w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/leading-in-a-crisis-300x230.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/leading-in-a-crisis-1024x785.jpg 1024w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/leading-in-a-crisis-768x589.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />Leading your team during a crisis<img alt='Hiba Amin&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Hiba Amin
A few months ago, the majority of managers felt that the most important part of their role was to keep…
Apr 9, 2020
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<img width="256" height="118" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PIP-meeting-agenda2.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="PIP meeting agenda" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PIP-meeting-agenda2.jpg 1200w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PIP-meeting-agenda2-300x138-1.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PIP-meeting-agenda2-768x354-1.jpg 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PIP-meeting-agenda2-1024x472-1.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />The manager’s PIP meeting agenda template<img alt='Sharon Moorhouse&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fb90854ccdfa13f6e36a622edd1fd852?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fb90854ccdfa13f6e36a622edd1fd852?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Sharon Moorhouse&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fb90854ccdfa13f6e36a622edd1fd852?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fb90854ccdfa13f6e36a622edd1fd852?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Sharon Moorhouse
No manager wants to schedule a performance improvement plan meeting with one of their team members. Creating a performance improvement…
Apr 29, 2019
<img width="256" height="123" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/effective-one-on-one.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="effective one-on-one" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/effective-one-on-one.jpg 1200w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/effective-one-on-one-300x144-1.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/effective-one-on-one-768x368-1.jpg 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/effective-one-on-one-1024x491-1.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />How to have an effective one-on-one with a chatty employee<img alt='Sharon Moorhouse&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fb90854ccdfa13f6e36a622edd1fd852?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fb90854ccdfa13f6e36a622edd1fd852?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Sharon Moorhouse&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fb90854ccdfa13f6e36a622edd1fd852?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fb90854ccdfa13f6e36a622edd1fd852?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Sharon Moorhouse
We’ve all been there: your calendar is jam-packed with meetings and looming deadlines. You see you have an employee one-on-one…
Mar 20, 2019
<img width="256" height="171" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/employees-hate-meetings.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="employees hate meetings" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/employees-hate-meetings.jpg 1200w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/employees-hate-meetings-300x201-1.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/employees-hate-meetings-768x513-1.jpg 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/employees-hate-meetings-1024x684-1.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />What to do when your employees hate your meetings<img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Paige Magarrey
Did you start collecting meeting feedback and get some less-than-glowing reviews? We’ve all been there. There’s nothing worse than seeing…
Mar 5, 2019
<img width="256" height="171" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/mistakes-conversations.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="prepare for a difficult conversation" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/mistakes-conversations.jpg 1200w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/mistakes-conversations-300x200-1.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/mistakes-conversations-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/mistakes-conversations-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />5 ways to prepare for a difficult conversation with an employee<img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Paige Magarrey
This article is based on research from our Ultimate guide to having difficult conversations with employees. One of the easiest ways…
Feb 11, 2019
<img width="256" height="177" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Convo-mistakes.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="mistakes managers make when having difficult conversations" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Convo-mistakes.jpg 1200w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Convo-mistakes-300x207-1.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Convo-mistakes-768x530-1.jpg 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Convo-mistakes-1024x707-1.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />4 mistakes managers make when having difficult conversations<img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Paige Magarrey
This article is based on research from our Ultimate guide to having difficult conversations with employees. It’s never easy to…
Jan 21, 2019
<img width="256" height="152" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Difficult-conversation.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="The ultimate guide to having difficult conversations with employees" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Difficult-conversation.jpg 1200w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Difficult-conversation-300x178.png 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Difficult-conversation-768x456-1.jpg 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Difficult-conversation-1024x608-1.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />The ultimate guide to having difficult conversations with employees<img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Paige Magarrey
We’ve been there. Marcus hasn’t been hitting his deadlines for the past three weeks. Sheryl has been making negative comments…
Jan 8, 2019
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