Essential Communications With Your Boss

Lesson #1 - Introduction

Listen to this lesson to hear how you are going to be guided through an effective approach to communicating with your boss, to minimise your stress.

There is also a downloadable checklist at the bottom of this page, which provides a recap on the all the key items mentioned in this module so do use this to help you think through the various elements.

Lesson #2 - Highlights of preparing and holding the conversation

When you deliver your news, you want to do so with clarity, conviction and confidence. In this lesson, we will share guidance on how to make this possible.

Lesson #3 - Timing and preparing for your announcement

You now know how to deliver the news but the question is when? In this lesson, we will walk through factors to consider regarding the best timing to tell others.

Lesson #4 - Advanced preparation for the announcement

Now is the time to start reflecting on how long a maternity break you would like to take and your initial ideas on handover of your role. In this lesson, we will remind you what you want to start thinking about prior to having conversations and making decisions.

Lesson #5 - Scheduling and holding the conversation

Having thought through this conversation a few times now, it is now time to have it! In this lesson, we will provide tips on setting up the meeting and delivering the news to your Manager with confidence.

Lesson #6 - Managing ongoing conversations

So you’ve broken the news – the boss is delighted – and you want to continue in this way. In this final lesson we will review the key conversations to hold on the lead up to your maternity break and how to prepare for these.