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How to have difficult conversations

Strategies for speaking up.
August 25, 2021

Technology is inherently a people-oriented industry, and doing our jobs well requires constant communication. We communicate all the time in big and little ways, and these collaborative conversations help us to be more successful in our work.

But what happens when those conversations aren’t as collaborative? The conversations where your heart beats faster and your face gets red? Where you’re speaking up instead of speaking with?

I’ve spoken up throughout my career. I’ve voiced my concerns to executive leadership when their actions negatively impacted employees’ safety. I’ve had talks with toxic coworkers (after practicing my approach for days). And I’ve had moments where I thought, ‘Enough!’ and chose to speak up.

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