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"I know I'm doing it. It's just what I always do."

I hear some version of that from experienced leaders all the time. Smart, reflective people who've read the books and done the courses. They can describe their habit in detail, down to exactly when it shows up, and it still runs.

If that sounds fami...

Leadership coach Liz Murray explaining why leaders avoid hard conversations and the cost to team performance and culture

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Most leaders I work with are not conflict-averse.

They're clarity-averse.

They don't avoid people. They avoid the moment. The specific, direct, this-is-what-I-need-from-you moment that feels too exposing, too risky, or simply too hard to get right.

And so instead of saying the thing clearly, they...

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Most leaders say communication is one of their strengths — until a difficult conversation comes up.

You know the ones.
The ones that sit in your stomach like a stone.
You rehearse them ten times in your head… and still find a reason not to have them

Avoidance doesn’t protect relationships, it erod...

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