Tag: Difficult

Becoming a grown-up is nearly impossible. I am convinced that most of us have never done it. Throughout human history, I mean. I am convinced that until now, most have us have gone from being children to parents to corpses all without actually crossing the threshold called “adulting.”...

“I can’t absolutely recognize that they are agreeing with her circumstance over mine. I gave this occupation such vast years, and she chooses to stroll around and wreck everything for me,” I bestowed to my soul mate. Quite a long while back, when I was working the whole day at m...

To answer this question, it’s important to know that every situation is different. Every company is different. Every individual is different. What’s not different is how long you should wait to deliver feedback, especially if it’s critical and difficult. Give the feedb...

To answer this question, it’s important to know that every situation is different. Every company is different. Every individual is different. What’s not different is how long you should wait to deliver feedback, especially if it’s critical and difficult. Give the feedb...

When talking about performance, it’s crucial to consider both the technical (a.k.a “hard”) skills and the interpersonal (a.k.a “soft”) skills. An employee is not a high performer if they are technically excellent but tear the team apart due to their behavior. After m...

One of the insights I gained from the book Heikle Gespräche¹ (or Cruicial Conversations in English) was that difficult conversations consist of three different aspects, namely the following: Opinions clash Emotions are running high Something is at stake That opinions cl...

I called the mental health team for help with my son. He was in his twenties at the time and was living in a trailer on his own property. It was a half-acre lot with a house on the other side, but he was no longer living in the larger building. He hadn’t paid the oil or electricity bills in a ...