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Are you finding conversations increasingly more stressful? If so, you are not alone. National polls, such as that conducted by the Pew Research Center, have tracked the widening divide between groups ...

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In business, leadership, and personal relationships, the ability to manage difficult conversations is a critical skill. Whether it is addressing underperformance, negotiating a contract, delivering ...

I was traveling in the days immediately following Oct. 7, 2023, and consequently had my TA teaching my doctoral research methods class that week. When I returned the following week, I started the ...

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For leaders, keeping your workforce engaged and happy in 2025 is more than just the pay packet, working conditions, and benefits. The social contract between employers and employees has changed ...

We’ve all been there: the fluorescent light flickering above, your stomach in knots, voices at the table becoming raised, including your own. Nearly everyone experiences difficult conversations at ...

Council leaders are facing “difficult decisions” over selling off parts of its housing stock, according to a senior officer.

AFBE UK (the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers) has selected global aerospace defence security company Leonardo as the winner of its national Ethnicity Employee Resource Group award ...