Awkward conversations are not just valuable—they're often essential for achieving important goals. Often, there is no way to have a particular conversation without it being awkward! Examples: Talking ...

Henna Pryor is a Workplace Performance Expert, a CEO and the author of "Good Awkward". She has spent 14 years in executive staffing and joined us with simple steps to ensure a professional ...

When an awkward conversation makes you consider switching zip codes or friend groups, recite Andy Richter's three questions for infinite curiosity. Podcasts are ubiquitous these days, but Richter’s ...

Have you ever been in the middle of a conversation with some friends when someone abruptly adds a comment that steers it off course? It may seem like this person was being rude, but often they're ...

Thanksgiving is the Super Bowl of awkwardness. You love these people (mostly), but the scripts are fuzzy. Do we hug? Do we talk politics? What do I say when someone hits me with the third “so, how’s ...

How to know if the connection is just not there. Social anxiety disorder is defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders as “A persistent fear of one or more social situations ...