03/08/2018

Study Finds 69 Percent of Leaders are Scared to Talk With Their Employees

Here are four practices to make it easier to have hard conversations

A few months ago, my wife and I moved from a 3,200-square-foot suburban home to an 1,800-square-foot condo in the Little Italy area of downtown San Diego. Making the decision to downsize wasn't easy, and, as you might expect, it required several conversations that had the potential to make one or both of us uncomfortable. But here's what made it much easier: We love each other.

That powerful ingredient often is missing in the relationships between leaders and their employees, and it ends up making  conversations unnecessarily difficult and uncomfortable for both parties.

Most of us know that employees can find it hard to talk to their bosses, but here's what might surprise you: Most bosses also are afraid to talk to their employees. In fact, an online survey by Harris Poll found that 69 percent of managers say they often are uncomfortable communicating with employees.

Please select this link to read the complete article from Inc.