Free · 2-page printable guide
The Frontline Leader’s Difficult Conversation Cheat Sheet
“Hold people accountable without losing their respect.”
Five ready-to-use scripts that help you correct performance, reinforce standards and protect dignity, built on A.D.’s Commend · Counsel · Encourage method.
What you’ll get
- Commend · Counsel · Encourage, the three moves of every coaching conversation
- The four L.E.A.D. steps for the counsel
- Scripts for attendance, missed standards, broken commitments, disrespect and unsafe actions
- A 60-second follow-through checklist
Best for: Supervisors and team leads

From the book Win the Long Game by A.D. Edwards, available April 27, 2027. Learn about the book