ElleTree HR Consulting
Plan the conversation you have been putting off
and say the hard thing well
Answer five short questions about the situation. Steady Conversations gives you a complete script, in words you can say out loud, plus a short guide for handling how the other person reacts.
What you get, in about four minutes
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A script you can actually say out loud
Five short sections, written in plain language, in the order a difficult conversation naturally wants to go. No scripts full of HR phrasing you would never use.
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Built on the ROOTS Method™
Recognise, Organise, Optimise, Transform, Sustain. The same structure ElleTree uses with leadership teams, translated into words for the room you are about to walk into.
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Guidance for when it gets hard
Tears, pushback, silence, deflection. You get a short, calm response for each one, ordered by the reaction you told us to expect.
Saying the hard thing well is a skill, not a personality trait.
Most managers were never taught this. They either soften the message until it disappears, or deliver it so bluntly that trust goes with it. There is a calmer way through, and it starts with knowing what you are going to say before you sit down.