How Workplace Leaders Can Support Employees Through Difficult Diagnoses

Surviving a difficult illness like cancer takes a village. Here's how leaders can do their part to support employees after ...

Couples therapists share 5 tips on making a long-distance relationship work

Long-distance relationships can be difficult, but being intentional about communicating and creating rituals will help you succeed.
Edutopia

A 7-Step Process for Difficult Conversations With School Staff

For a principal, it can be hard to address a staff member’s performance. This process helps you feel more confident and ...
Psychology Today

Supporting Working Memory in Conversations

Having a hard time remembering what people say in conversations? You're not alone, and there are strategies to help!
gritdaily

Breaking the Stigma: Why Addiction Recovery Should Be Part of Workplace Wellness Conversations

Heavy alcohol consumption, and even illicit drug consumption to an extent, is normalized. While many people consume alcohol frequently and in excessive quantities, few take the steps to question ...
digitalmarketreports

PeopleFirstOrgFlow Unveils Practical Solutions for Difficult Workplace Calls

In today’s fast-paced and high-pressure work environments, handling difficult calls and sensitive complaints has become a critical challenge. PeopleFirstOrgFlow, founded by seasoned frontline expert ...
bgindependentmedia

Professors seek input from older adults about having difficult conversations in close relationships

Professors and graduate students from BGSU are seeking input from older adults (55 years of age and older) regarding having difficult conversations in close relationships. Sandra Faulkner, professor ...
The Boston Globe

What if ICE takes me? Fears prompt immigrant parents to have difficult conversations with kids.

NEW BEDFORD — Instead of excitement for her first year of high school, 14-year-old Suri Colón Diego can’t sleep most nights. Fear creeps into her thoughts as she worries about ICE breaking her family ...
Austin Daily Herald

Difficult decisions punctuate work to lower city’s proposed tax levy increase

The Austin City Council continued its budget discussions Tuesday night agreeing to keep Packer Arena open, which was a concern punctuated by a large attendance during the work session, but the ...
CEOWORLD magazine

The 5 difficult conversations leaders need to know how to have

Difficult conversations are not something that any human being really enjoys. I would be concerned if I met someone who loved having a difficult conversation — that would be a little weird! A ...
Daily Montanan

Small hospitals facing difficult decisions, painful conversations with Medicaid changes

It’s not a spreadsheet exercise for Kristi Gatrell, the CEO for Big Horn Healthcare in Hardin, to imagine the problems that could be in store after Congress passed sweeping changes to Medicaid in the ...
Self

5 Things Every ‘Conflict Avoidant’ Person Should Do Before Any Difficult Conversation5 Things Every ‘Conflict Avoidant’ Person Should Do Before Any Difficult Conversation

The word “conflict” usually brings to mind raised voices or awkward tension—outcomes most people would rather avoid. But learning how to handle conflict (thoughtfully, that is) might be one of the ...