It is a fact of a leader’s life.

There will be tough conversations. Some will be about performance gaps, some may be about conflict, or some may be disciplinary. The tough ones will have emotion and will be seen by at least one party as bad news.

Some leaders avoid them.

Some leaders botch them.

And some leaders handle them with grace and confidence – and they are the ones who get better results.

If you flounder like a fish out of water when facing these situations, or if you are fearful of them, this 90 minutes could be the best leadership investment you make this year.

We’ve invited HR practitioner and employment expert, Paul Falcone to share his expertise with you on these challenging topics. He literally wrote the book – 101 Tough Conversations to Have with Employees—A Manager’s Guide to Addressing Performance, Conduct, and Discipline Challenges. This book is one of the Society of Human Resource Management’s (SHRM) all-time best sellers.

Normally our webinars are 60 minutes. We’ve expanded this one by 30 minutes to give you more insight and more access to Paul as he helps you with principles, and with your specific situations.

He’ll provide useful tips to help you address handling some of the most challenging conversations you’ll ever encounter in the workplace, including:

  • Foul language and insubordination
  • Bad hair days and body odor
  • Tattletales, whiners, and subordinates who leave you flying blind
  • Terminations for cause and layoffs
  • Convincing an employee to leave voluntarily when there are no formal warnings on file

Join us at 1 pm ET on Tuesday January 31. All the details and registration information can be found here. If you, or other leaders in your organization, struggle with having and handling the tough conversations, it will be an easy choice – join us!

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Kevin Eikenberry is a recognized world expert on leadership development and learning and is the Chief Potential Officer of The Kevin Eikenberry Group. He has spent over 30 years helping organizations across North America, and leaders from around the world, on leadership, learning, teams and teamwork, communication and more.

Twice he has been named by Inc.com as one of the Top 100 Leadership and Management Experts in the World and 100 Great Leadership Speakers for Your Next Conference. The American Management Association named him a “Leaders to Watch” and he has been twice named as one of the World's Top 30 Leadership Professionals by Global Gurus. Top Sales World has named him a Top Sales & Marketing Influencer several times, and his blog has been named on many “best of” lists. LeadersHum has named him one of the 200 Biggest Voices in Leadership in 2023.

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