181 Why Great Leaders Don't Avoid Tough Conversations

181 Why Great Leaders Don't Avoid Tough Conversations

April 10, 2026 · 35 min · Season 3 · Episode 181

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This episode discusses the importance of addressing tough conversations in supervision to strengthen relationships.

Avoiding hard conversations in supervision does not preserve the relationship. It weakens it. In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Ashley Stephens Durbin to talk about what really gets in the way of addressing issues with supervisees. We walk through the fear, the hesitation, and the common patterns supervisors fall into when something feels off but they are not sure how to say it. We talk about the difference between a hard conversation and a harmful one. Avoiding the conversation altogether...

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