How to Give Bad News

from Let's Pause · host Mark & Jeff

Ever had to give bad news? To tell someone, "I'm sorry, but we have to let you go" or worse, "your test results came back and you have cancer"? How in the world can you tell people such tough news without adding to the pain of the news itself? Well...tune in and get some real-world advice on potential strategies for giving painful "bad news". Join us on this Misfit series episode as Mark hosts and Jeff is our guest. Letting people go from a job, telling loved ones about the death of another...it's all hard and impossible to go through without being impacted. But, we can all learn to be better when delivering bad news to others. Tune in, check it out, and be part of the conversation!Thanks for listening to Let's Pause!To learn more, check out www.letspause.org Leave us a message at [email protected]!

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