![]() ![]() This template is a structured conversation you can use to help you have a difficult or delicate conversation. If you don’t speak up about something that is bothering you, everyone assumes you’re fine with it. I recently took a class in Project Management and learned a fascinating way to view contracts: according to Professional Project Management standards, the purpose of a contract is to protect a relationship.Ĭritical conversations have the same purpose: to protect a relationship by clarifying assumptions. Or it’s past time for a well-deserved raise. Maybe you just have something to say and you fear they won’t like it, or you. Maybe you want to establish more clear boundaries about what you’re willing to do or put up with. Maybe you need to confront someone who is not performing at work according to set expectations. “You may dread ‘critical’ conversations, but they serve a purpose – to protect a relationship by clarifying assumptions.” It’s the kind a lot of people (like me) prefer not to have. ![]() Let’s define a critical conversation as one where the stakes are high and opinions may vary. If you’re like me, you’ve been putting it off for way too long and the issue can fester. Not to be a Debby Downer on this fine day but there are times when you just have to have that conversation. Photo Kathryn McCrary for Guide 2 Athens, Waiting on Martha and The Southern C ![]()
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