The Conversations That Leaders Avoid and the Cost of That

About this episode

This episode discusses the importance of addressing difficult conversations in leadership and the consequences of avoidance.

In this episode of Breaking the Chain, Nathaniel Chapman and Terentia Browne explore one of the most important, and often most avoided, responsibilities of leadership: having difficult conversations. From underperformance and workplace tension to poor behaviour, conflict, and organisational change, leaders are often faced with conversations they know they need to have but delay because of fear, discomfort, uncertainty, or the desire to keep the peace. But avoidance rarely protects a team. Mor...

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Hosts: Nathaniel Chapman, Terentia Browne

Topics covered

• leadership
• difficult conversations
• workplace conflict
• team dynamics
• organizational change

Keywords

• leadership
• difficult conversations
• workplace tension
• conflict resolution
• organizational change

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