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🎧  The Right Way to Share Bad News at Work
Podcast Sales / PodCast / Apr 19, 2025 / Posted by Mahesh Guruswamy / 0

🎧 The Right Way to Share Bad News at Work

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Mahesh Guruswamy joins host John Golden to talk about giving bad news the right way. He’s a tech leader and author who’s made mistakes—and learned from them.

He shares real advice: be honest, show empathy, and speak up early. Waiting only makes things worse. Mahesh also explains how to talk with bosses and clients when things go wrong. Want to keep trust and respect? This episode gives you the tools.

🔑 Top Insight: You can say hard things—and still be kind and professional.

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About Author

Mahesh Guruswamy is a seasoned product development executive who has been in the software development space for over twenty years and has managed teams of varying sizes for over a decade. He is currently the chief technology officer at Kickstarter. Before that, he was an executive running product development teams at Mosaic, Kajabi, and Smartsheet.   Mahesh caught the writing bug from his favorite author, Stephen King. He started out writing short stories and eventually discovered that long-form writing was a great medium to share information with product development teams. The essays he wrote over the last few years culminated in his first book "How to Deliver Bad News and Get Away With It". He is currently working on his second book, which is targeted at professionals looking to build an accelerated career in tech. When he is not working on a book, he publishes long form essays on leadership and management on his Substack.

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About Author

Mahesh Guruswamy is a seasoned product development executive who has been in the software development space for over twenty years and has managed teams of varying sizes for over a decade. He is currently the chief technology officer at Kickstarter. Before that, he was an executive running product development teams at Mosaic, Kajabi, and Smartsheet.   Mahesh caught the writing bug from his favorite author, Stephen King. He started out writing short stories and eventually discovered that long-form writing was a great medium to share information with product development teams. The essays he wrote over the last few years culminated in his first book "How to Deliver Bad News and Get Away With It". He is currently working on his second book, which is targeted at professionals looking to build an accelerated career in tech. When he is not working on a book, he publishes long form essays on leadership and management on his Substack.

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