Broadcast: Events

Leader and Manager Essentials: How to have Courageous Conversations

Tuesday 17 March 10:00 until 13:00

University of Sussex Campus : Gallery Room 2 - Bramber House

Speaker: Organisational Development

Part of the series: Leader and Manager Essentials

All staff (Academic and Professional Services) with management responsibilities.

Part of leadership involves facilitating discussions with healthy challenge. Scenarios of this kind include leading change, supporting with developmental feedback, addressing under-performance, tackling unacceptable behaviour, investigating reports of bullying, turning down employee requests, or dealing with sensitive personal issues. These discussions can feel uncomfortable at times, so how do we equip ourselves to plan and deliver them well? This workshop introduces a range of practical tools and techniques to support you to have meaningful and constructive conversations.

To equip managers and leaders with the initial skills and confidence to facilitate courageous in a meaningful and constructive manner.

Recognise why courageous conversations are important

Explore what makes conversations challenging and what influences our behaviour/experience

Identify tools and approaches to support a courageous conversation

Practice having a courageous conversation

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Read a guide of how to register on LearnUpon.

Organisational Development will email further details the day before the event.

Please let us know as soon as possible if you have any accessibility requirements regarding this staff development activity (e.g., hearing/visual impairment) so that we can do our very best to accommodate your needs.

All managers are encouraged to enable staff to attend University events in work time, where business needs allow, as learning and development to further all staff contributions in supporting to achieve our goals. Please support to share this event with your teams and networks.

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By: Organisational Development
Last updated: Tuesday, 9 September 2025