

How To Deliver Bad News And Get Away With It
Jul 14, 2025
37:50
In this Pocket Sized Pep Talks, you'll learn:
- Why avoiding discomfort does more damage than the truth ever could.
- How to deliver tough messages with empathy, not ego.
- The mindset shift that turns hard talks into moments of leadership.
- The particular moment or conversation that inspired Mahesh to write this book.
- The title is bold — How to Deliver Bad News and Get Away with It. Mahesh explains why “getting away with it” was part of this title and content.
- Delivering bad news is part of a manager’s job, not a failure. Mahesh discusses how leaders shift their mindset to see these moments as opportunities rather than setbacks.
- How detecting early warning signs before bad news becomes unavoidable is critical, and what some of those warning signs would be.
- If you left with just one thing, what one idea to walk away with and implement would be.
- The impact Stephen King’s storytelling had on Manesh's writing style.
To learn more about this guest:
GUEST EMAIL mahesh.gkumar@gmail.com
GUEST WEBSITE: maheshguruswamy.com
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