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It’s that time of year again. Very few people honestly look forward to end of year reviews – managers or individuals - but they do have the potential to be incredibly insightful and motivating.
There’s a good reason ‘having straightforward conversations’ is one of our ten management leadership capabilities. To be skilled in this capability takes courage, thoughtfulness and planning. No-one is born a skilled conversationalists, but everyone can learn.
Read on to discover:
4 minutes
14 December 2023
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Leadership is all about conversations - about results, customers, strategy, learning, innovation, performance, wellbeing. Leaving people to guess what you really mean is rarely helpful. Great conversations can take courage, thoughtfulness and planning.
If you’ve ever experienced any of these challenges you are in good company. Most managers have.
As managers and leaders, we spend most of our time having conversations. In fact, some commentators argue we don’t really do anything else! Sometimes they are challenging, sometimes they are courageous, but they always benefit from being outcome-focused, clear and straightforward.
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