Charlottesville, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Allison Linney, with Allison Partners LLC and a human resources analyst, is helping reshape workplace dynamics with a focus on leadership development and communication. Linney joined Morning News to discuss her organization’s mission and highlight her upcoming seminar, Setting Expectations and Giving Feedback in Your Professional Workplace, scheduled for April 30 at the Hillsdale Conference Center. “We help with the messy, complicated, wonderful people stuff, that happens when you go to work,” said Linney, describing her firm’s work in leadership training and executive coaching.

A key part of Linney’s message is that many supervisors are promoted without proper training, which can negatively impact workplace morale. “Very rarely does the boss actually get trained, and so it’s really on the organization to make sure that every single person they put in a management role has the skills they need to succeed,” she explained. Her popular course, The Art of Being a Great Boss, was so well received in October that it returned for a second session in February, laying the foundation for the April workshop.

Linney emphasizes that her upcoming class isn’t just for managers, it’s open to anyone seeking to improve communication and navigate conflict more effectively in the workplace. The session will provide practical strategies and five key questions to help participants prepare for difficult conversations. “If you can’t let it go, and I always say you’re not letting it go if you’re talking about it and venting about it… If you’re thinking about it like in the car, in the shower, then you know you’re not letting it go,” Linney said, encouraging people to approach workplace tension with calm and clarity.

Listen to the full conversation here: