One mayor barrier to success in business and happiness in life is our inclination to avoid conflict—which often means to avoid having a difficult conversation. Learning how to have difficult ...

It’s safe to say that dealing with a difficult boss is a pretty universal experience. Recently, three out of four employees said their boss is the most stressful part of their job. The numbers speak ...

Do you work for a “difficult” manager? Maybe they change priorities every other day, need to approve every comma in your emails, or give feedback so vague it might as well be written in hieroglyphics.

Difficult people are (unfortunately) everywhere. That coworker who always has to be right, the family member who pushes your buttons, or the customer who seems impossible to please. We've all been ...

Difficult conversations don't have to be so stressful. Source: Alexander Suhorucov/Pexels Difficult conversations, you know them well. These are the types of talks that require you to deliver bad news ...

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These individuals can turn any difficult conversation into a productive one. Most unlucky people have found themselves thrust into difficult conversations at some point in their lives. Whether it's a ...

Being a leader sucks most of the time. If you think it's easy or fun, you either aren't one or you're not a good one. Recently, my 8-year-old son declared he wanted to be a leader "to boss people ...

Leda Stawnychko has received funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Anamika Choudhary does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company ...