By Katlego Sekhu
Whether as a leader in your profession or in your personal life, avoiding difficult conversations sows seeds of trouble.
The more we hold off on having difficult conversations, the greater the strain we put on ourselves.
“Do you avoid having difficult conversations with your colleagues or your kid’s schoolteacher? What is the most difficult part about these conversations?” Asked Thomas and Skhumba on The Morning Show.
“I lost my son 16 years ago. Still today they say to me; go to counseling to talk about it. Nope, I don’t want to talk about it. Not even my mother can have that conversation with me,” shares Skhumba.
Anonymous from Alex shares: “The way it’s so painful, I had an uncle who used to abuse me verbally for a good 22 years. Unfortunately, he passed away. I stood up to him, until my grandmother passed away last year, and told me that he is wicked.
“They are now dead but what happens to me?”
Lufuno on Facebook says she was afraid to tell her white colleagues she was uncomfortable with their “racist jokes.”
“When I started my current job that I’ve been working at now for more than 10 years, I made sure from day one I make it clear that I don’t tolerate “racist jokes”, till today, haven’t heard any,” she shares.
