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Difficult Conversations Without Escalation

Prepare and hold difficult workplace conversations with clarity — without avoiding the issue, overwhelming the other person or turning tension into a fight.

2 hours·Live online · Microsoft Teams·€225 excl. VAT

The session

Difficult conversations often become harder before they begin. We rehearse arguments, delay the moment or arrive carrying so much accumulated frustration that the conversation has little room to succeed.

This workshop offers a calm structure for naming the issue, protecting dignity and making a clear request while staying able to listen and adjust.

Designed for

  • People leaders and team leads
  • HR and people professionals
  • Project and client leads
  • Anyone responsible for a difficult workplace conversation

You will leave with

  • Prepare the conversation without scripting every response
  • Separate the issue from assumptions about the person
  • Name impact and make a clear request
  • Respond to defensiveness without escalating

Available sessions

Choose your date.

Live on Microsoft Teams

Thursday, 3 December 2026

13:00–15:00 CET

Maximum 20 participants€225 excl. VAT

Live on Microsoft Teams

Thursday, 14 January 2027

13:00–15:00 CET

Maximum 20 participants€225 excl. VAT

Live on Microsoft Teams

Thursday, 27 May 2027

13:00–15:00 CEST

Maximum 20 participants€225 excl. VAT

Live on Microsoft Teams

Thursday, 16 September 2027

13:00–15:00 CEST

Maximum 20 participants€225 excl. VAT

Payment is processed securely by Stripe. Joining details and practical information are sent to the email used during checkout. Prices exclude VAT where applicable.

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Included

The session is only one part of the learning.

01

Live facilitation

02

Participant workbook

03

Reflection tools to keep