![]() When their health was status quo and their help was coming consistently, life was doable. While they lived on the ocean in their dream home, they were mostly confined to the condo. Independent living for them was like wading in the ocean. Then, as my mom became less mobile, personal assistance was needed organizing medications, massaging and wrapping her legs, showering, driving and accompanying her to various doctor appointments. Individuals were hired to grocery shop, prepare meals and snacks, and run errands. ![]() Gradually over the years, independent living became a struggle and the amount of everyday living tasks that were being outsourced expanded. They lived independently for many years and outsourced the tasks and jobs that they really no longer wanted to do and could afford someone else to do such as housekeeping and yard maintenance. When she shared that term with me, I immediately thought of those uncomfortable but necessary conversations I have had to have with my parents.Īfter my dad retired, my parents made Florida their primary residence and Michigan their summer residence. If you can’t have the conversation in the workplace, how will you have the conversation in other realms of your life? Why are we stopping ourselves from being free of all of the junk we carry around inside of us? Why are we stopping ourselves from having better relationships with the people we serve and the people we love? Courageous conversations allow you to lift the weights off your shoulders and heart and give you the capacity you need to build strong relationships and keep yourself free of all of the junk.I didn’t coin the phrase ‘courageous conversation’, I first heard this term from my sister who used it in the context of meetings she has with her employees where she has to often coach them on how they can improve. These statistics speak on their own and they could be applied to out-of-work situations as well. More research found that 20% of leaders are unable to have the conversation without using an aggressive style, while only 10% are having conversations with clarity and purpose rather than blaming or shaming the other. Of these 90%, 70% are either unable or unwilling to have the courageous conversation needed to address the issue. Clearing Out the JunkĪccording to an article in Coaching at Work, 2018, 90% of leaders do not address poor performance or difficult behavior effectively. You are no longer masked as whatever leader you are perceived as instead, you have the opportunity to become the leader the people you serve need and the leader that you want to be. With honesty and transparency, you and the other person will come out of the discussion with real workable solutions.Īuthenticity within these conversations is essential, and the more you have these conversations, the easier it is to show up authentically. If you are not approaching conversations with authenticity, what is the point? You and the person you are communicating with both deserve the truth and the entire truth. Authenticity Over Perceptionįor this conversation to be courageous, you must be authentic in yourself and what you want out of the discussion. ![]() I don’t blame you for fearing these tough conversations and avoiding them, but I will guarantee that avoidance will not help you achieve that development plan you have set out for yourself. It requires genuine intention and self-reflection to pinpoint where in your life these conversations need to take place and why. Those conversations typically get avoided. It isn’t just picking which conversation you are scared of the most and jumping in. ![]() The term ‘Courageous Conversation’ gets thrown around a lot in leadership development without a whole lot of explanation of what it is or how it has the potential to improve your leadership.Ī Courageous Conversation is when you take ownership, cast aside fears, and have a difficult conversation with courage.
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