Leadership Development
Practice the conversations that define great managers.
of new managers receive no formal training before their first direct report conversation.
The Problem
Managers avoid difficult conversations because they've never rehearsed them. Performance reviews, promotion denials, and feedback for defensive team members are high-stakes moments — and most managers wing it every time, learning through costly mistakes with real people.
How It Works
Design the scenario
Describe the employee archetype, the performance issue, and the emotional dynamic — defensive, emotional, disengaged.
Managers practice
Privately, on their own schedule, before the real meeting. As many times as they need.
Review the patterns
Directness, empathy, clarity, and follow-through tracked across the leadership team. Identify who needs coaching.
What Decibl Scores
Directness
Did they say what needed to be said, or bury it in qualifications?
Empathy
Did they acknowledge the human side without losing the message?
Clarity
Did the employee leave the conversation knowing exactly what changes and when?
Next steps
Were specific, time-bound next steps agreed on before the conversation ended?
Example Scenario
Performance feedback for a promotion-expecting engineer
A senior engineer has been expecting a promotion for 6 months. Their technical work is strong but their collaboration and communication need significant improvement before they're ready.
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