Difficult Conversation Playbook
Write a playbook for 5 difficult management conversations — feedback, perf concern, comp, exit, promotion.
Notion or Google Docs
About this project
Difficult conversations are the hardest EM craft. This project teaches the structure: setup, message, listening, agreement, follow-through. Write a playbook for the 5 hardest scenarios most EMs face. Each with a sample script.
Why build this in 2026?
Layoff-era EM hiring filters for emotional steadiness and difficult-conversation craft.
What you'll ship
- Playbook document
5 conversation scripts
Critique by another EM
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Skills you'll practice
people managementmentorship