Pocket Sized Pep Talks

How To Deliver Bad News And Get Away With It


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In this Pocket Sized Pep Talks, you'll learn:

  • Why avoiding discomfort does more damage than the truth ever could.
  • How to deliver tough messages with empathy, not ego.
  • The mindset shift that turns hard talks into moments of leadership.
  • The particular moment or conversation that inspired Mahesh to write this book.
  • The title is bold — How to Deliver Bad News and Get Away with It. Mahesh explains why “getting away with it” was part of this title and content.
  • Delivering bad news is part of a manager’s job, not a failure. Mahesh discusses how leaders shift their mindset to see these moments as opportunities rather than setbacks.
  • How detecting early warning signs before bad news becomes unavoidable is critical, and what some of those warning signs would be.
  • If you left with just one thing, what one idea to walk away with and implement would be.
  • The impact Stephen King’s storytelling had on Manesh's writing style.

 

To learn more about this guest:

GUEST EMAIL [email protected]

GUEST WEBSITE: maheshguruswamy.com

SOCIAL MEDIA: 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/maheshguruswamy/

https://x.com/mahesh_gkumar

https://maheshguruswamy.substack.com/

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