Nearly every day you have to have hard conversations at work. Maybe it’s pushing back on your manager’s unrealistic deadline. Perhaps it’s confronting a colleague who consistently interrupts you in ...

Have you ever worked in a place where everyone knows exactly what's draining their energy and hampering performance, but no one feels safe enough to talk about it openly? These unspoken challenges—the ...

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Difficult conversations at work are unavoidable sometimes. The good news is most people approach such discussions with collaborative — not combative — attitudes and intentions, according to the ...

Leda Stawnychko has received funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Anamika Choudhary does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company ...

If you’ve ever walked away from a conversation wondering what just happened, you know that talking to someone and staying on ...

First, I want to acknowledge and celebrate your courage for reaching out, showing your ASK, and requesting support while working in a toxic work culture. It’s not easy and it’s evident that you desire ...

As AI reshapes work in 2026 organizations redesign systems faster than the human experience can adapt, creating a growing gap ...

Many professionals struggle with difficult conversations in the workplace, particularly when emotions run high. Your first ...