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In all professions, leaders must have courageous conversations with their team members to help those people to learn and develop. Recently, I witnessed a process that can be helpful to having those ...

We’ve all experienced the dread that comes with tough conversations—whether it’s telling your boss you’re overwhelmed, confronting a partner about something hurtful, or addressing long-standing ...