Structuring Conversations With Colleagues

There may be times when we need to have a conversation with a member of staff about their professional practice. Being empathetic and avoiding language that blames can help to reduce conflict. This downloadable prompt provides a structure to help you have purposeful and supportive conversations with colleagues.

This is not intended as a script that must be followed, but a series of helpful suggestions that may help to structure the conversations we have to ensure they are purposeful, respectful, and ultimately have a positive impact on professional practice.

This downloadable structure for conversations is particularly useful if you manage an individual or a team of staff, or if you are a mentor for a colleague. It can help to build strong behaviour cultures in our settings and create consistency across our teams.

Read more about becoming professionally assertive with colleagues.