{"id":60349,"date":"2024-05-17T10:58:38","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T10:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"\/awsng7z\/difficult-conversations-with-your-boss-video\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T15:02:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T15:02:31","slug":"difficult-conversations-with-your-boss-video","status":"publish","type":"product-content","link":"https:\/\/www.mindtools.com\/awsng7z\/difficult-conversations-with-your-boss-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Difficult Conversations With Your Boss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p><div class=\"ew-video\" data-videosource=\"embed\" data-videotranscriptkey=\"transcript-96728cc1-fbee-4301-8fc1-11cdc4308587.txt\"><div class=\"ew-video-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" scrolling=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/players\/HnW7WTfC-5WSyalpf.html\" title=\"Difficult Conversations With Your Boss\" width=\"640\"><\/iframe><\/div><a class=\"ew-video-transcript\" href=\"https:\/\/nova-live-content.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/public\/transcript-96728cc1-fbee-4301-8fc1-11cdc4308587.txt\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Download transcript<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Transcript<\/h2>\n\n<p><strong>Narrator: <\/strong>Did they make an inappropriate joke? Did they not have your back when you needed them? Did they take credit for your work? Sometimes there&#8217;s no escaping it. You need to raise a difficult topic with your boss, but how can you do it without jeopardizing your role?<\/p><p>Good managers want to be great managers. To do this, it&#8217;s important that they get feedback as well as give it.<\/p><p>First of all prepare, you don&#8217;t need to write a 30-page script but before you talk to your boss, make a list of the points you want to raise, get them straight in your mind so that they&#8217;re coherent and clear with specific examples.<\/p><p>Avoid throwing around accusations, do this by using I statements to show that what you&#8217;re saying is from your perspective. So instead of saying you were insensitive when, say I felt a little hurt when.<\/p><p>If you are worried about any repercussions or the issue is particularly sensitive, hold fast for the moment and get some advice from your HR team.<\/p><p>In a good working relationship, giving feedback to your manager should be no different than giving feedback to your team or colleagues. After you&#8217;ve raised and discussed any thorny topics, give them the good stuff too.<\/p><p>If your manager does things right, tell them. 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