Content playlist: Navigating difficult conversations in the workplace

You’ll find your personalised content playlist below. We’ve compiled the best Apolitical resources to help you continue on your learning journey.

Whether you’re trying to implement what you learned in the workshop or thinking about how to navigate a difficult workplace conversation for the first time, these are the resources for you!

How to break free from gridlocked conversations

Ever been stuck in a rut by long-winded, fixed, and repetitive arguments? Learn what questions to ask yourself, and your peers, to move forward from Isabella Gady, a researcher specialising in social innovation and organisational development.

Three principles for difficult conversations

Express positive intent, acknowledge the reality and when in doubt, summarise. Hear Eddy Canfor-Dumas, co-founder of The Creative Conversation Company discuss these three principles with stories from his own experience.

Mastering the F-word conversations

Looking for a tool to help you navigate difficult conversations? Workplace game designer Jeremy Dean introduces us to the Emotional Culture Deck, which can help you facilitate earnest conversations with your colleagues about how they’re feeling at work.

Creative conversations, not difficult conversations

There’s no such thing as difficult conversations, only difficult subjects. Learn how to change the way you think about difficult conversations with Peter Osborn, co-founder of The Creative Conversation Company.

Career advice from an introvert

Want to hear more from Rell DeShaw? As well as speaking at the workshop, Rell is an Apolitical Top Contributor, and her article on being an introvert in the public service has resonated with policymakers around the world.

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