Navigating Difficult Conversations at Work
February 12, 2026 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm CST
Virtual Workshop – Live/Online
Fee: $50 for MCN members / $70 for nonmembers
Are you looking to improve your ability to navigate challenging conversations with coworkers? If so, join us for a participatory workshop where we’ll explore practical strategies for handling tough discussions in the workplace.
Whether it’s managing interpersonal and interdepartmental conflict, addressing sensitive topics, or re-engaging conversation after a rough start, this session will give you tools and practice to approach difficult conversations with less anxiety and more confidence.
Together, we’ll create a supportive space to share experiences, learn from each other, and leave feeling empowered to foster positive, respectful dialogue in our professional relationships.
To make the most of this experience, please come prepared with a specific conflict you are currently facing or anticipate facing in the near future. This will allow you to directly apply the insights and techniques we discuss during the session.
Learning Objectives:
- Learn and practice effective approaches to engaging in workplace conflict, and build confidence to navigate the inevitable, tensions in a generative way.
- Develop greater self awareness about how we each enter difficult conversations using the Courageous Conversations Compass Tool.
- Practice utilizing deep self reflection to better understand how to effectively express your needs and understand other’s needs.
- Utilize thoughtful conversation starter prompts to tee up and prep for difficult conversations.
Event Details
This virtual event will take place on the Zoom platform.
Your access link will be emailed to you the day before the event after 12 p.m.
This session will be recorded. The recording will be made available to registrants.
Captioning is provided automatically through Zoom. For information on requesting CART, ASL, or another accommodation, please visit our Registration Policies page.
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Speaker Information
Levon Williams (he/him) is a consultant, facilitator, change agent, and capacity builder. He serves as a passionate thought partner & institutional organizer, guiding organizations through the transformative change processes with his consulting firm Rooted in Equity.
Levon was formally a Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion (DEAI) Senior Fellow for the American Alliance of Museums’ Facing Change Initiative, working directly with boards of trustees to create more inclusive and equitable board cultures. He also served as a Lead Mediator at the Community Justice and Mediation Center in Bloomington, Indiana where he was trained in Community Mediation and Restorative Justice practices.
Since 2019 Levon has collaborated with nonprofit leaders and staff teams to support them in having important and challenging conversations they are struggling to have. Levon holds master’s degrees in Nonprofit Management and Arts Administration from Indiana University. Adaptive Leadership strategies, systems thinking, and self reflection in service of collective liberation are his jam.
