New York

October 15–17, 2025

Berlin

November 3–4, 2025

Creating the foundation for difficult conversations

How to build and cultivate trust as the foundation for difficult conversations.

Speakers: Beth Laing

August 18, 2022

Difficult conversations are always going to be tough, and that’s because every difficult conversation is inherently an emotional one. And as a leader, it’s important that you take into account the emotions of everyone you interact with – and not just in the conversation, but in all your interactions in the lead up as well.  

In this session, we’ll discuss how to build and cultivate trust as the foundation for difficult conversations so that your team knows that, whatever the subject matter, they’ll always be heard. We’ll also go over practical strategies for preparing for a difficult conversation.