The Path Less Traveled Podcast

Leadership Roundtable Series | Navigating Difficult Conversations | Session 2

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The hard conversation you keep putting off? It's costing you more than you think.

In Session 2 of The Path Less Traveled Leadership Roundtable, Craig Heatherly is joined by Laurie Nafziger (President & CEO, Oaklawn), Todd Yeoman (President, American Technology Components), and Dr. Rebecca Stoltzfus (President, Goshen College) for an honest, unscripted conversation about navigating difficult conversations in leadership.

Key frameworks from this session:

  • Clear is Kind — why directness is an act of respect, not aggression (Brené Brown, via Laurie)
  • What You Permit, You Promote — silence is never neutral
  • Anchor to Purpose, Not Feelings — how to stay steady when the room gets emotional
  • Push Pause — slowing down isn't weakness, it's strategy
  • Get Curious When They Get Furious — intense emotion signals deep caring
  • Relationship Health = Response Time — the shorter the lag, the stronger the relationship

    • This session is sponsored by C12 West Michigan & Northern Indiana and Gibson.

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