Having Difficult Conversations
Skill VerifiedHelp users navigate tough feedback, performance conversations, and conflict. Use when someone needs to give hard feedback, have a performance conversation, fire someone, address conflict with a colleague, or deliver disappointing news like a denied promotion.
Drawing from insights of 43 product leaders, this skill offers structured approaches such as SBI and Radical Candor for delivering feedback, managing performance, and resolving conflict. It includes actionable questions and common mistakes to avoid.
Maintenance
- warning:Commit recencyThere are no commits in the last 12 months, suggesting the extension may be unmaintained.
Versioning
- warning:Release ManagementThere is no clear versioning signal (e.g., version field in manifest, CHANGELOG, or GitHub releases) for this extension.
Installation
npx skills add refoundai/lenny-skillsRuns the Vercel skills CLI (skills.sh) via npx — needs Node.js locally and at least one installed skills-compatible agent (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, …). Assumes the repo follows the agentskills.io format.
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