TNSE: engaging in uncomfortable conversations

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MAY 14, 2025 update

I spent a day with the team at True North Sports and Entertainment towards the end of March 2025. We spent a lot of time talking about uncomfortable conversations with people who report to you in your department. We didn’t spend time talking what uncomfortable conversations look like with peers, or folks senior to you in the org chart. Here is a follow up video to outline an easy to use mnemonic ANTI SCARE to first prepare yourself and then an outline for the process of a difficult conversation. The link to the pdf quick reference guide is here. 

Welcome to the resource page, prepared specifically for he great folks who attended the TNSE workshop with Carolyn Klassen on March 26

The pdf of the slide deck of the  presentation Carolyn gave is here.

If you are interested in the mood meter app, go to this site to link to download the app.

If you have follow up questions or would like to talk about Carolyn coming and talking to your team, you can email me via the form on the bottom of the home page.

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Wired for Connection book cover
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