Performance Management. Every leader's responsibility, but not everyone can retain difficult people. Most destroy the motivation of the whole team and their own reputation by mishandling sensitive conversations.

In this episode, I talk to Jose Aguilar about his experiences living and working in different cultures and how he managed a very difficult conversation with a team member who was no longer delivering up to standards.

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Buy my book - Get the Elephant Out of the Room. Outsmart Difficult People at Work

I share my experiences and insights into various profiles of difficult people at work. Through stories and my personal experiences, I explain how you can achieve success despite them.

www.gettheelephantout.com

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We invited an audience to join us at The Orchard for the launch of my book. In this episode, listen to an exclusive reading of an extract and hear an interview with me, Chris, talking about writing the book and answering audience questions about difficult people at work.

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Buy my book - Get the Elephant Out of the Room. Outsmart Difficult People at Work

I share my experiences and insights into various difficult profiles and explain how you can achieve despite them.

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Early promotion in a career is not always a blessing. When you are young, self-doubt creeps in, and you have to deal with difficult conversations with colleagues and team members.

In this honest conversation, Helen shares her lessons, and we discuss imposter syndrome, trust, self-confidence and courage.

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Buy my book - Get the Elephant Out of the Room. Outsmart Difficult People at Work

I share my experiences and insights into various difficult profiles and explain how you can achieve despite them.

www.gettheelephantout.com

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Helen Lynch

Helen has 23+ years’ senior retail experience across six major UK retailers, including roles as Head of Buying, Head of Category Management, and Licensing Manager. She deeply understands what retailers want from brands and how to deliver it.

Combining this with her practitioner expertise as a development coach and former teacher, Helen now runs her own business helping brand owners and licensees win new retail contracts and build lasting partnerships through tailored retail and licensing strategies and retail specific relationship skills training, offering a rare buyer-side perspective that unlocks opportunity and accelerates growth.

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