Last week I had to jump in to correct a manager during a formal meeting 😥

My client and I were meeting with an employee regarding performance concerns, and after detailing the issues the employee shared that they felt they are being bullied by a colleague and that it was impacting their performance.

The manager quickly dismissed this claim,  responding “𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶”

😬😬😬

You bet I jumped in to interject and try salvage the situation to guide the discussion in the right direction 🤐

Have you ever experienced something like this with a manager you support?

And then you slid in with the….eeeerrrrr, what he *meant* to say was…..🤦‍♀️

Below are my top 5 tips to try avoid this happening.

Most importantly though, remember that this is a confronting process and the manager is probably feeling pretty uncomfortable.

Hell, I say some stupid things too when I feel awkward or outside of my comfort zone 🤣

What other things do you like to do? Or do you have a good story to share?