Have the hard conversation before it happens.

Say it out loud to someone who pushes back the way they will. Walk in with the words that worked.

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Sam

You wanted to talk?

You

“I did. The last three sprints have slipped and I want to understand why.”

Sam

Some of it was the integration being harder than we scoped. Some of it was me being optimistic.

You

“Optimistic is one word for it. I need a date I can repeat to other people without caveating it.”

Sam

Honestly? Not today. I can give you one on Thursday, once I have seen the integration run end to end.

Next time, try this

“I would rather have a date you believe than one that sounds good.”

An example. Hover a highlight for the note. Real rehearsals stay on your phone.

The turning point in a rehearsal, with three ways to answer offered.

It forks when they push back.

The other side wants something too, and only moves for a reason you could say in the room. When you are stuck, pick a line and find out where it goes.

The debrief, quoting your own words and handing back a better line.

Not a score. Your own words, quoted back.

The debrief cites what you actually said, names the moment it turned, and hands you a sentence for next time.

The prep card: your opener, your non-negotiable and one tactic.

Ninety seconds before you walk in.

Your opener, in your words. Your non-negotiable. One tactic, and what to say if they push back. Read it outside the door.

Your week, with the hard conversations picked out.

It reads your week and finds the hard ones.

Rehearse the night before. An hour after the real one, it asks how it went, and if it moved, it waits.

Nobody teaches you how to manage people.

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