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How to make difficult conversations simpler (Part 1 with Travis Dalrymple)

An episode of the The Art and Science of Difficult Conversations podcast, hosted by Chris Wong & Lucie Tesarova, titled "How to make difficult conversations simpler (Part 1 with Travis Dalrymple)" was published on March 17, 2026 and runs 27 minutes.

March 17, 2026 ·27m · The Art and Science of Difficult Conversations

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Summary:

This week, join Lucie and Chris as they interview Travis Dalrymple, a leadership coach and former entertainer, who shares his unconventional journey through various careers.  He wrote a fun leadership book “How to Suck As a Leader” and shares his insights on leadership, communication, and culture, and practical strategies for difficult conversations and creating a positive organizational environment.

He talks us through:

-          Why leaders tend to over-complicate things

-          Most organizational cultures are unintentional and reflect the personality of the leader.

-          How to get better at identifying your blind spots.

-          How to communicate more clearly

-          How to prepare for hard conversations

 

About Travis:

Travis Dalrymple is a leadership advisor, author of How To Suck As A Leader, and the founder of The Leadership Lab—a program that helps small business owners and team leads stop managing people and start actually leading them.

From placing 3rd on America’s Got Talent to leading high-performing teams in the business world, Travis blends entertainment, strategy, and real-life leadership lessons to help people become the kind of leader others actually want to follow—not just tolerate.

He’s coached over 1000 entrepreneurs, fixed broken cultures, and taught teams how to lead themselves first, without the corporate jargon or BS. When he’s not coaching or speaking, you’ll find him golfing, hanging out with his family, or turning hard truths into Instagram reels. 

 

You can find him on IG @travdalrymple and you can grab your copy of How To Suck As A Leader at https://bit.ly/HowToSuckAsALeader

How to Suck as a Leader (Book) - https://a.co/d/09hOMoHQ

Travis Dalrymple on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/travisdalrymple 

Connect with us:

Email – [email protected]
Chris – https://www.myleadershippotential.com | www.linkedin.com/in/chriswonglmhc | download the Difficult Conversation Playbook for Leaders
Lucie – www.mindfittery.com | www.linkedin.com/in/lucietesarova and take the Saboteur Assessment

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