Employee Course: Difficult Conversations and Friendlier Workplaces

This course will teach you how to manage difficult conversations about sensitive topics with both managers and colleagues, resulting in a friendlier work environment for all and a much easier and less stressful existence for you.

Life can be difficult and situations, both at work and in your personal life, can have a negative impact not only on how you feel about your job but also on your ability to perform to the required standard. The outcome of this is often a difficult conversation with either your manager or your colleagues. In this course, Employee Course: Difficult Conversations and Friendlier Workplaces, you'll learn how to create a friendlier workplace and to enable you to have those conversations with your colleagues and managers about those sensitive topics. First, you'll explore how to improve your interpersonal skills. Next, you'll discover how to understand your manager and managing your emotions. Finally, you'll learn how to handle a difficult conversation with managers. By the end of this course, you'll know how to engage with your colleagues and manager more effectively.

• Course Overview 1min
• Understanding Business 21mins
• Appreciating Why Friendly Work Environments Matter 9mins
• Improving Your Interpersonal Skills 18mins
• Understanding Your Manager 10mins
• Managing Your Emotions 21mins
• Managing Difficult Conversations with Colleagues 43mins
• Handling Difficult Conversations with Managers 52mins
• Course Summary 8mins