Day 8: Don’t avoid opening the can of worms if you want to catch the big fish!

To make meaningful change and to improve, there are normally tough conversations that need to be had.  How often do you avoid having a difficult conversation because you don’t want to ‘open a can of worms’.  These are often known (and accepted) things that don’t work in organisations.

 

Be compassionate in how you approach this; prepare for the conversation and drop your own assumptions about the situation.  Be willing to listen and open to have your opinions changed by what you hear.  The Centre for Creative Leadership has some helpful advice in 5 steps on how to do this effectively.