We all know that sinking feeling when someone says, “we need to talk.”
As a leader, do you find yourself avoiding difficult conversations?
Do you feel awkward, uncomfortable, maybe even a bit apologetic—and walk away thinking, “Well, that was ordinary,” with nothing really changing?
This might be the talk for you.
Let’s talk about The Talk—and help you go home with:
- A sense of preparedness for the difficult conversations you’ve been putting off
- A practical toolkit of techniques and language you can start using straight away
- And yes, you’ll even get a bit of hands-on practice (in a safe, supportive setting!)
Whether it’s feedback, performance, or just a tough topic you need to raise, this session will help you lead with clarity, care, and confidence.
Agenda (time in Melbourne/AEST)
- 5:00pm Networking
- 5:30pm Welcome
- 5:35pm Main Presentation
- 6:15pm Q&A
- 6:30pm Networking
- 7:00pm Close
This will be a HYBRID event.
Zoom link - To be posted 1hr before event starts.
In person attendees - Someone will be downstairs to let you up to the meetup floor.
Contact organisers on Meetup or the community Slack (preferred) if you need access to the venue after the event starts.
Our Speaker
Jody Podbury
Jody earned her computer science degree back when the internet was just getting started. She brings over 30 years of experience in the tech industry, the last 20 years or so in software engineering leadership and coaching roles — working across everything from COBOL to React.
Add to that just over a decade parenting an talented artistic neurospicy kiddo, and more than 20 years of step-parenting!
