Nobody likes delivering bad news. 

But how do you deliver bad news without upsetting the whole team? 

In this podcast, I look at how delivering bad news successfully is all in your approach and give you some examples of scenarios and how to deal with them.

How meaningful are the conversations you have at work? 

How can you go from superficial small talk and dancing around the real issues to talking about what matters the most at work? 

In this podcast, I look at how to make your conversations more meaningful, and how you can use them to create that welcoming and productive culture in your team.

What is your worst fear about difficult conversations? 

For many people, it’s the fear that they’ll lose control of their emotions. 

They worry they’ll storm out, get angry, or start crying. 

While it can be tough to keep your cool during an intense conversation, it is possible to have difficult conversations at work without crying. Here’s how.

What is the key to handling those crucial conversations better?

 Is radical candour the way forward?

 In this podcast, I look at some approaches to dealing with difficult conversations to get the best outcome for you and for the other person.

Managing relationships with team members can be tricky at the best of times, but what about when you add managing people you consider as friends to the mix? 

This podcast looks at how to navigate the difficult conversations and situations that can arise.

The state of your working relationships can be an important factor in whether you are happy and productive at work, or not. 

When a co-worker undermines you it can make you feel isolated and excluded at best. 

At worst, it can affect your mental health and even make you want to leave your role. 

So what should you do when a co-worker undermines you?

Have you ever had a personal relationship at work? 

We all spend a lot of time at work so it’s inevitable that relationships will happen. 

Today’s podcast looks at whether managers need to get involved in such a private thing and what to do when relationships at work become a problem.

The death of someone close is always painful and can spill over into the workplace. 

As a manager and leader knowing how to support your team member can seem hard and often the person's grief is acknowledged when they return to the office and then a few days later forgotten.

This podcast looks at what we need to do to support our team members in the workplace

Whatever team you have there will be a point when a team member has personal problems.  

How to support the team member is a key question for managers and leaders.

Want to grow the business?  

Then you need your team behind you and fully engaged? 

Are you seeing signs that indicate that you may have a problem?  

This podcast looks at what signs need taking noticing of and then some ideas to help you re-energise your team.