Difficult Conversations: I Don't Want to Talk About It!
Whine with HRAugust 02, 202300:45:05

Difficult Conversations: I Don't Want to Talk About It!

It's part of the human experience that we tend to hate having uncomfortable or difficult conversations. In fact, many of us will go to great lengths to avoid any conversation that even hints at being awkward or uncomfortable. Unfortunately, as HR professionals and managers, it is part of our job to have such conversations. In this episode, we'll give tips and tricks for making those conversations a little bit easier to manage. The "Feed Forward" method we discussed during this episode was created by Marshall Goldsmith. You can read more about it at his website: https://marshallgoldsmith.com/articles/try-feedforward-instead-feedback/. We also shared the CHANGE method with you. For reference, here it is: C= Have a CONVERSATION. H=Be HUMAN. A = ADVISE the employee of the problem. N = NAME the specific behaviors that need to change. G=GIVE the employee a chance to respond. E = Set EXPECTATIONS moving forward. And don't forget to DOCUMENT, DOCUMENT, DOCUMENT! We so appreciate you joining us for this episode of Whine with HR! We would love to hear what topics you would like us to cover - or your favorite wine recommendations! Please feel free to email us at info@monarchendeavorsllc.com with questions, comments, or suggestions! Also, if you are in need of any HR or manager related training, please check out our website: http://www.monarchendeavorsllc.com . We have all manner of trainings for HR professionals and managers. We customize every training we do to specifically suit your company, your culture, and your industry. And, as you can tell from this podcast, we keep things interesting! We'd love to work with you! Again, you can email us at info@monarchendeavorsllc.com .

It's part of the human experience that we tend to hate having uncomfortable or difficult conversations. In fact, many of us will go to great lengths to avoid any conversation that even hints at being awkward or uncomfortable. Unfortunately, as HR professionals and managers, it is part of our job to have such conversations. In this episode, we'll give tips and tricks for making those conversations a little bit easier to manage.


The "Feed Forward" method we discussed during this episode was created by Marshall Goldsmith. You can read more about it at his website: https://marshallgoldsmith.com/articles/try-feedforward-instead-feedback/. We also shared the CHANGE method with you. For reference, here it is: C= Have a CONVERSATION. H=Be HUMAN. A = ADVISE the employee of the problem. N = NAME the specific behaviors that need to change. G=GIVE the employee a chance to respond. E = Set EXPECTATIONS moving forward. And don't forget to DOCUMENT, DOCUMENT, DOCUMENT!


We so appreciate you joining us for this episode of Whine with HR! We would love to hear what topics you would like us to cover - or your favorite wine recommendations! Please feel free to email us at info@monarchendeavorsllc.com with questions, comments, or suggestions! Also, if you are in need of any HR or manager related training, please check out our website: http://www.monarchendeavorsllc.com . We have all manner of trainings for HR professionals and managers. We customize every training we do to specifically suit your company, your culture, and your industry. And, as you can tell from this podcast, we keep things interesting! We'd love to work with you! Again, you can email us at info@monarchendeavorsllc.com .