About this episode

This episode provides a five-step framework for addressing difficult conversations in a professional setting.

If there is a difficult conversation you've been avoiding, this episode is for you. I know most clinicians do not avoid hard conversations because they don't care. We avoid them because we are not sure how to define the problem, connect it to a standard, and communicate it in a way that actually leads to change. In this episode, I walk you through the five-step framework I use when addressing supervisee performance concerns, professional behavior issues, and situations where expectations have...

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Kate Walker

Topics covered

• difficult conversations
• supervisee performance
• professional behavior
• communication
• change management

Keywords

• hard conversations
• framework
• clinicians
• performance concerns
• communication skills

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