Delivering Difficult Performance Reviews Employee performance reviews are important for everyone, but when things are not going well, they are uncomfortable and difficult.
Having difficult conversations isn't fun for anyone. Telling someone they don't smell nice, saying no to a client, or having to tell someone they no longer have a job is something that no one looks forward to.
How an organization deals with gossip can mean the difference between growing and thriving, or disintegrating from within. Office gossip is a fact of life - what you do with it is up to you.
Difficult conversations are, well, difficult. Difficult for the person leading the conversation as well as difficult for the person on the receiving end. However, they don’t have to be hurtful, relationship-ending, or embarrassing.