Handling Difficult Conversations at Work

Do You Want to Be a Bad Boss?

Yeah, me too! And guess what, I AM! Now, for the first time ever, I’m sharing my easy step-by-step approach to alienating, infuriating and demoralizing the people you lead!

It’s fun!

Join me, Gil Kaggis, as I share the secrets to my success in this tell-all AMA webinar!

This high-energy session explores the real-world business challenges of bad leadership through the lenses of two experts: Gil Kaggis, a fictional business guru and a self-taught leadership expert (played by Bob Kulhan) and Bob Kulhan, a Chicago-trained elite improv veteran, Adjunct Professor at Duke Fuqua, Author of Getting to "Yes And": The Art of Business Improv, and Founder and CEO of Business Improv® (also played by Bob Kulhan).

Bob will demonstrate the tenets of improvisation and how they can be used to improve communication in an incredibly entertaining and thought-provoking way.

You’ll discover how Business Improv® techniques strengthen a skill set directly related to team communication, collaboration, building trust, influence, alignment, conflict management, and creating a culture of acceptance.

Bob’s secret recipe combines the psychology behind decision-making with the very best aspects of Business Improv’s customized, high-energy, experiential learning, which drives measurable and sustainable results.

From Gil:  Difficult Conversations

• How to blindside people and make any conversation feel like an attack
• The “art of the steamroll” – how to shut people down, alienate and/or otherwise ignore them in difficult conversations
• Nonverbal communication tactics to demonstrate judgment
• Fear – it’s better to be feared than get caught wearing someone else’s underwear
• Rigidity – the most powerful tool in any difficult conversation
• How to suffocate ideas, smother morale and suppress intrinsic motivation in others

From Bob: Difficult Conversations

• How to successfully engage in difficult conversations
• How to manage challenging conversations with success
• Meaningful and healthy debate – ways to disagree without being disagreeable
• Joint problem-solving solutions – communication & collaboration
• How to postpone judgment to integrate ideas quickly while balancing reactions thoughtfully
• So, if you feel anxiety when having the tough talks with your staff, join us to learn a powerful approach that turns stressful conversations into positive results.

How You Will Benefit

After completing this course, you will be able to:

• Understand how to prepare for and carry out a difficult conversation
• Know how to use improv techniques to create an effective dialogue in a challenging situation

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• Google Android 4.4 or later
• Apple iOS: iOS 8.1.2 or later

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