Difficult Conversations

Firing Someone the Right Way

Ron Ashkenas | Posted 05.26.2012

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Ron Ashkenas

Because firing is so emotionally charged, it's easy to act counterproductively. To avoid that, here are some guidelines for those times when firing an employee becomes a necessity.

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The 5 Conversations You Should Be Having about Money

Women & Co | Posted 05.09.2012

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Women & Co

Money is the "it" factor of our lives. We earn it, spend it, save it, squander it, donate it, manage it, share it and stress about it. But despite its prominence in our lives, we often don't discuss it.

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How to Break the News to Someone that He/She Smells

Donna Flagg | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Difficult Conversations, Workplace, Bad News, Bosses, Communications, Communication Skills, Business, Management, Business News
Donna Flagg

First consider how you would feel if you were unknowingly walking around offending the olfactory senses of those around you. Wouldn't you want to know? Wouldn't you want an opportunity to correct it? Well, the only way that can happen is if someone makes you aware of it.

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Resolving to Talk with Your Loved Ones About Aging with Dignity and Independence

Dr. Bruce A. Chernof, MD | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Aging Gracefully, Aging, Difficult Conversations, End of Life Care, Aging With Dignity, Retirement Planning, Aging With Independence, Gerontology, Health Care Reform, Long-Term Care, Medicaid, Medicare, Health Care, Financial Planning, Family, Long-Term Services and Supports, Fifty News
Dr. Bruce A. Chernof, MD

I invite you to think about what aging with dignity and independence means. Then take time to have the tough conversations with your loved ones about what is important to you as you grow older, and how you will get help should you require daily assistance.

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One Thing to Know If You Want to Improve Your Communication Skills

Donna Flagg | Posted 03.21.2012

Read More: Communication Skills, Business, Difficult Conversations, Honesty, Truth, Communication, Skills in Communication, Improve Communication Skills, Interpersonal Communication, Effective Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Healthy Living News
Donna Flagg

If you think about it, at its core, communication is an exercise in understanding one another better. That's all. This is positive, not negative, despite the industry's tendency to want to turn "difficult conversations," into big, bad, dreaded events. But they don't have to be.

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Why You Need To Have That Tough Conversation

Laurie Gerber | Posted 01.06.2012

Read More: Life Coach, Conversation, Communication Skills, Difficult Conversations, Life Coaching, Healthy Living Health News, Healthy Living Spirit, Hard Conversations, Conversation Tips, Mindfulness, Tough Conversation Tips, Healthy Living News
Laurie Gerber

Everyone has their list of conversations they are avoiding and people with whom they never want to get resolved. I want to train you in a new method and get you very facile at having those tough conversations.

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Five Tips For A Rewarding Christian Dialogue With An 'Adversary'

Rev. Dr. Janet Edwards | Posted 09.03.2011

Read More: Protestantism, LGBT Rights, Dialogue, Christianity, Tips, Difficult Conversations, Faith, Religion News
Rev. Dr. Janet Edwards

I've had hundreds of these types of conversations -- mostly with colleagues in the church who disagree with me about the place of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender faithful.

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How To Tackle Hard Conversations Head-On

Laurie Gerber | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Having Hard Conversations, Having Difficult Conversations, Difficult Conversations, Self Help, Hard Conversations, Tackling Difficult Conversations, Tackling Hard Conversations, How to Have Difficult Conversations, How to Have Hard Conversations, Healthy Living News
Laurie Gerber

If you are having a conversation in your head right now about someone or a situation, stop it! Go find the person and have a real conversation with them about it. You will feel so much better!

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Employee Terminations

Donna Flagg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Layoffs, Employees, Boss, Workplace, Difficult Conversations, Employment, Firing, Communications, Business, Terminations, Management, Business News
Donna Flagg

Letting someone go is hardly something that will be met with enthusiasm. But the key is to get the dynamics right in your own mind first.

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Why Difficult Conversations Don't Have to Be So Difficult

Donna Flagg | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Negotiation, Crucial-Converstaions, Workplace Communication, Conflict, Difficult Conversations, Dreaded Conversations, Crucial Converstaions, Confrontation, Conflict Resolution, Persuasion, Wellness, Healthy Living News
Donna Flagg

Why do people think they don't know what to say when they actually do? We don't learn in this society how to speak up and speak truthfully and as a result, we never acquire the skills.

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