How Great Managers Coach Difficult High Performers

Hosted by Diana Lowe

Thu, Aug 6, 2026

7:00 PM UTC (45 minutes)

Virtual (Zoom)

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What you'll learn

Diagnose Before You Decide

Learn to distinguish between skill, motivation, self-awareness & other root causes so you stop solving the wrong problem

Discover the Seven Hidden Sources of Difficult Behavior

Explore the seven possible sources of difficult behavior so you can understand what's really driving it

Create Accountability That Actually Changes Behavior

Use a Framework to choose the right conversation, reduce defensiveness, and increase ownership.

Why this topic matters

You don't want to lose your high performer. But you can't keep repeating the same conversation. Learn what's really driving difficult behavior and use a practical framework to create accountability, improve communication, and encourage lasting change. You'll leave with the High Performer Diagnostic Worksheet—a tool you can use immediately.

You'll learn from

Diana Lowe

15 years helping leaders solve difficult people problems that impact performance

Diana Lowe, MSPP, PCC, is an executive coach, speaker, Amazon best-selling author, and founder of Blue Light Leadership. She helps organizations retain top talent by transforming technically brilliant professionals into emotionally intelligent leaders, with a focus on high-performing employees whose behavior creates friction, conflict, and retention risks.

Diana is the Amazon best-selling author of Hard to Handle: A High Performer Paradox and Hard to Handle Action Workbook: Practical Tools for Leaders Who Want to Communicate Better, Increase Self-Awareness, and Avoid Becoming the Boss Everyone Talks About. Her work helps leaders navigate difficult workplace dynamics, strengthen communication, and build healthier, more engaged teams.

With a Master's degree in Applied Positive Psychology and Coaching, more than 2,000 hours of executive coaching experience, and certifications in Emotional Intelligence, DISC, NLP, and Psychological Capital (PsyCap), Diana combines evidence-based psychology with practical leadership tools that create lasting behavior change. She is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) through the International Coaching Federation and a former Forbes Coaches Council contributor.

Diana has coached leaders from Fortune 500 companies across technology, finance, manufacturing, media, and construction. Through thousands of leadership conversations, she has seen one challenge appear again and again: managers are expected to handle difficult employee behavior but are rarely taught how. In this session, she'll share practical frameworks you can immediately apply to create accountability, improve communication, and stop having the same conversation over and over again.

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