Manager Conversation Scripts

You know you need to have the conversation. You've put it off for two weeks because you don't know how to start it without making it worse. Every week it waits, the problem becomes the team's normal, and it gets harder to raise.

Manager Conversation Scripts gives you the words for the five conversations managers put off most: the first two minutes, what to say when they react, and what to do afterwards. Read the one you need five minutes before the meeting.

THE HANDLE

Five hard conversations, and the first sentence of each. Every script follows four steps: state the fact, state the impact, ask for their view, agree next steps.

WHAT IS INSIDE (PDF, 10 A4 pages)

- Lateness

- Underperformance

- Feedback on a behaviour you need to see change

- Saying no to your own manager

- A team member who is struggling

For each: what to check before you go in, the first two minutes word for word, three replies for when they react, and what to do afterwards.

Plus the 5R check to run before any hard conversation, what to say and what to leave out, a printable prep sheet, and an AI prompt with privacy rules.

WHO IT IS FOR

New and experienced managers with one conversation they keep putting off.

GOOD TO KNOW

These scripts are for raising something early and informally. Formal processes follow your organisation's policy and HR. Four of the five scripts also appear in the 90-Day New Manager Accelerator, so if you own that, you already have most of this. I used AI to help draft and structure the scripts, then reviewed and edited them, so treat them as starting points and make them sound like you. I have spent the best part of twenty years leading teams, from supervisor to Senior Store Manager.

14-DAY MONEY-BACK

Try it for 14 days. If it has not helped, email hello@bestofmotivation.com within 14 days of purchase for a full refund.