Free assessment
Difficult Conversations Readiness Check
Before you start
Free readiness check
Are you ready for the conversation you are dreading?
Most managers are never taught how to handle the hard ones: the slipping performer, the layoff, the person passed over. Work through five real situations and see your readiness profile across the three things that decide how a tough conversation lands.
Preparation and Clarity
Do you walk in with the facts straight and a clear ask.
Empathy and Listening
Do you make space and actually hear the other side.
Follow-Through and Accountability
Do you close with a concrete next step that makes the talk stick.
The method
What you get at the end
Five situations, about four minutes, and your profile appears on screen.
Three scores, one for each thing that decides how the talk lands
How this is calculated
Preparation and clarity, empathy and listening, and follow-through are scored on their own, because managers rarely score the same on all three.
The pattern behind the scores
You see which instinct helped you and which one cost you, with the situations that showed it. That is the part you can act on.
One habit to work on first
The result names a single change rather than a list. A manager who fixes one habit before the next hard conversation is ahead.
There is no pass mark here. A low follow-through score usually sits beside a real strength somewhere else, and the profile shows you both.
This assessment is general information for reflection and planning. It is not a validated selection test or legal advice. Confirm employment decisions against applicable law, company policy, and the facts of the situation.