You can spend years building credibility at work and still feel unprepared for the moment you need to say something uncomfortable. That one difficult conversation you wish you could avoid often turns ...

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Author, attorney, and conversation expert Jefferson Fisher helps us understand how to approach and engage in conflict. If you said “not well,” let conversation expert Jefferson Fisher offer you ...

Difficult conversations are something we tend to avoid at all costs. Whether it’s about underperformance, conflict, a personal issue, or an unsuccessful job application, entering any difficult ...

Disagreement doesn’t have to be demeaning or dehumanizing. Justin Jones-Fosu, author of "I Respectfully Disagree: How to Have Difficult Conversations in a Divided World," joined us to share a ...

Avoiding or delaying a difficult conversation can hurt your relationships and create other negative outcomes. It may not feel natural at first, especially if you dread discord, but you can learn to ...

Becca Kearl is on a mission to help people engage in political conversations even when they don't agree. She is the executive director of Living Room Conversations, a nonprofit that tries to help ...

Every relationship, no matter how perfect it may seem from the outside, goes through its share of tough conversations. Whether it’s about money, intimacy, jealousy, family, priorities, or the ...