Tackling Difficult Conversations with Erin McGoff
In this episode, Kaila and Kyle discuss how to have those difficult conversations at work with career advice expert Erin McGoff of @advicewitherin. From addressing your lazy coworker to handling your micromanaging boss, Kaila, Kyle, and Erin offer specific tactics and approaches for conducting these challenging conversations.
00:00 Intro
00:55 How Advice With Erin got started
03:49 Stats on how much people avoid having difficult conversations
04:34 How Erin recommends approaching difficult conversations broadly
08:25 How to prep for having a difficult conversation
14:34 Difficult conversation scenario 1 - Telling your boss that you’re quitting
19:25 Difficult conversation scenario 2 - How to address your anxious coworker
24:41 Difficult conversation scenario 3 - How to deal with a micromanaging boss
29:28 Difficult conversation scenario 4 - How to address a team member who isn’t pulling their weight
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