Excerpts from: “The Art of Having Difficult Conversations”
“The ability to have difficult conversations is important for career success, productivity and relationships in almost every field, and higher education is no exception. However, despite the need to have these conversations, the idea of addressing sensitive issues can be scary. This article provides strategies for having difficult conversations and gives example scripts…”
“Medium Matters – Sensitive conversations are best discussed in person. If a face-to-face conversation isn’t possible, then a telephone or Skype call is the next best option. Email is not good for emotionally charged issues. With email, tone and emotions are hard to communicate. As a result, your words can be misinterpreted…”
This helpful article is but one of the items that can be found on the new link added to The Pub Club “Resources/Job Hunting page.” Inside Higher Ed is a career resource page that has job postings as well as support and career advice like the article above.