How straight do you talk?

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The start of the year might be a good time to think about how straight you talk and how you typically handle difficult conversations. Many of us say we talk straight, and we genuinely think we talk straight. But how straight do you really talk?

Check yourself out by scoring each item on a 10 point scale.

I am confident in my ability to...

1. Confront an employee with my concerns about his or her performance.

2. Be completely open and honest with my superior about issues I hav [...]

There�s an elephant in the room!

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How many of us are in relationships where something is not being said?

It may be at work where someone’s lack of energy or commitment is driving you crazy but you have not said anything. Or it could be a colleague who complains continually about his or her personal life and you put up with their behaviour. Maybe you have family members – in laws, step children, siblings - who treat you with disrespect and you don’t know [...]

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How straight do you talk?

There�s an elephant in the room!