Awkward conversations are not just valuable—they're often essential for achieving important goals. Often, there is no way to have a particular conversation without it being awkward! Examples: Talking ...

Whether you must address an co-worker's hygiene issue, or you're at a loss for words to console someone dealing with a personal tragedy, you may be tempted to avoid saying anything at all—after all, ...

Have you ever been in the middle of a conversation with some friends when someone abruptly adds a comment that steers it off course? It may seem like this person was being rude, but often they're ...

Thanksgiving is the Super Bowl of awkwardness. You love these people (mostly), but the scripts are fuzzy. Do we hug? Do we talk politics? What do I say when someone hits me with the third “so, how’s ...