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Why do line managers avoid difficult conversations?
Avoiding a difficult conversation doesn’t make it go away…..It allows it to grow!
Perhaps you work in HR and recognise the essential skills and training it takes to build brilliant line managers who nurture, grow and encourage teams in an environment of psychological safety and mutual respect? Are you a line manager or maybe you are a team leader who recognises that what it takes to manage people is more than just being good at your own job!
One of the things line managers struggle with is handling difficult conversations. Maybe they know their team at a personal level which makes it difficult to start a conversation about punctuality or a clash between team members. Many line managers are promoted to a people management role with little or no skills to help them succeed.
What Counts As A Difficult Question?
- Performance review
- Attendance and punctuality
- Negative development feedback
- Managing expecations
- Senstive personal issues
- Change management
- Complaints, grievances or disciplinary procedures
- Personality clashes
- Breach of company policies
- Rejecting employee requests
How Workplace Improv Helps
Workplace Improv can help. Using the skills, techniques and games from the world of improv we can help with this (and much more). Gone are the days of boring role play, online learning and dull powerpoint presentations. Workplace improv is fun, interactive, sometimes a bit scary but always powerful. And it makes a difference.
Want to discover how improv can make your line managers better?
Join us for a Discovery Workshop over coffee and croissants on Wednesday 5th November at Bristol Improv Theatre and let our expert facilitators give you a taste of Workplace Improv training.
